Ruellia kameyamae, a new species of Ruellia sect. Strobiliformes and the first representative of the section from Brazil
During ongoing phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of New World Ruellia, with emphasis on the Cerrado biome of central Brazil, a new species was discovered. The new species represents the only Brazilian member of the Neotropical clade Ruellia sect. Strobiliformes. Morphologically, the new species resembles R. densa, a s...