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Apeiba trombetensis (Malvaceae: Grewioideae), a new species from northern Brazil

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Apeiba trombetensis is described from northern Brazil, illustrated, and distinguished from related species. It is remarkable for its tetramerous calyx, sepal pubescence, and its large, globose capsules with stout spines.

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Acknowledgments

I am grateful to Barbara Thiers and Jackie Kallunki (NY) for lending material of this new species; Rose Gulledge (US) for measuring fruit, acetolyzing pollen, preparing SEM images, and assembling the plate; Alice Tangerini (US) for illustrating this new species; Patricia Eckel (MO) for providing the Latin diagnosis; and Marion Jansen-Jacobs (U) and M. S. Ferrucci (CTES) for reviewing the manuscript and suggesting improvements.

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  1. Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, MRC-166, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC, 20013-7012, USA

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Dorr, L.J. Apeiba trombetensis (Malvaceae: Grewioideae), a new species from northern Brazil. Brittonia 64, 374–380 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-012-9251-3

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