Cyperus prophyllatus: An endangered aquatic new species of Cyperus L. (Cyperaceae) with a exceptional spikelet disarticulation pattern among about 950 species, including molecular phylogenetic, anatomical and (micro)morphological data.

Cyperus prophyllatus, an endangered new species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) from an aquatic ecosystem of the Atlantic Forest, Espírito Santo State, southeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. The spikelet morphology of Cyperus prophyllatus is unique among the c. 950 species of Cyperus in having b...

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Main Authors: André Rodolfo de Oliveira Ribeiro, Luciana Pereira-Silva, Jéssika Paula Silva Vieira, Isabel Larridon, Vinicius Santos Ribeiro, Guilherme Felitto, Geovane Souza Siqueira, Anderson Alves-Araújo, Marccus Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249737