Three new species of Marsdenia (Apocynaceae) are described from Brazil: M. paganuccii, known from two disjunct populations, one in the Caatinga of Bahia and other in the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo; M. paraibana, restricted to the Restinga of Cabedelo National Forest in the Atlantic Forest of Paraíba; and M. trisegmentata, known from two populations in Caatinga, one in Bahia and other in Ceará. Illustrations, a geographic distribution map and comparisons with morphologically similar species are also presented for each species.
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Do Espírito Santo, F. D. S., Santos, A. P. B., Ribeiro, P. L., & Rapini, A. (2018). Three new species of marsdenia (Apocynaceae) from brazil. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 32(2), 247–253. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062017abb0357
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