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A new species of Polygala (Polygalaceae) subgenus Polygala, Polygala tacianae J. F. B. Pastore & Harley is described and illustrated. The species is endemic to a small area in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás state. The relationships of the new species are discussed and a full description, together with illustration is provided.
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The authors would like to thank the technicians at Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia; the curators of UB and IBGE for the loan of specimens; Dr Cássio Van den Berg for the revision of the Latin diagnosis; Carla de Lima for her help in preparing the illustration, and Domingos Cardoso for his pertinent suggestions.
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Floriano Barêa Pastore, J., Mervyn Harley, R. Polygala tacianae (Polygalaceae), a new endemic species from Chapada dos Veadeiros region, Goiás state, Brazil. Kew Bull 64, 705–708 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9159-6
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