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Three new species of Pseuderanthemum (Acanthaceae) from the Neotropics

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While preparing a taxonomic revision of Pseuderanthemum in the Neotropics, three new species, P. australe, P. jundiaiense and P. leonardii, were identified. The descriptions and illustrations of the new species, information on their habitat, phenology and distribution, and comparisons to morphologically similar taxa are provided.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the curators of all the herbaria who made their specimens available, CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for providing financial support to the first and third authors, respectively, and Instituto de Biologia of UNICAMP. We are also grateful to Dra Carolina Delfini for preparing the map, and Maíra Mezzacappa for the illustrations.

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    Marianna Conceição Rodrigues & Cassio A. P. Toledo

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Rodrigues, M.C., Souza, V.C. & Toledo, C.A.P. Three new species of Pseuderanthemum (Acanthaceae) from the Neotropics. Kew Bull 75, 42 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-020-09900-9

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