Barbacenia rupestris (Velloziaceae), a new species from a prehistoric site in the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Phytotaxa 2026

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Authors: Carlos Alberto Ferreira-Júnior, Danilo Alvarenga Zavatin, JEFFERSON PRADO, Ana Maria Abreu Santos, Elaine Cotrim Isaias, Andressa Cabral, Renato Ramos da Silva
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.747.3.4
Cited by: 4

Abstract

Floristic surveys near Monte Azul, Minas Gerais, have revealed a magenta-flowered Barbacenia inhabiting rocky outcrops bearing prehistoric paintings. The new species resembles B. tomentosa and B. luzulifolia in phyllotaxy and hypanthium size but differs mainly by its vivid corolla and reduced corona. Here, named Barbacenia rupestris, the new species epithet refers both to its rupicolous habitat and the prehistoric paintings.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Plant Diversity and Evolution Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory Plant and animal studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Phytotaxa
Publisher
Magnolia Press
Volume
747
Issue
3
Pages
277–288
Publication date
17 March 2026