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A revision of Colicodendron (Capparaceae)

Abstract:

The South American genus Colicodendron (Capparaceae) is validated and amended. The laxonomic limits and the generic relationships are established and discussed Colicodendron consists of four species, the previously established Colicodendron yco Mart. from northeastern Brazil, and C. scabridum (Kunth) Seem from western Ecuador and Perú, plus two new species herewith described 1) Colicodendron bahianum X Cornejo & H H. litis, restricted to the Atlantic coastal rainforests of the State of Bahia, eastern Brazil, and, 2) Colicodendron valcrabcllum H H. litis, T Ruiz & G S Bunting, a local endemic from the dry shrublands and forests in the environs of Valera, in the State of Trujillo, Venezuela The new species are illustrated, a map and a key to the species of Colicodendron are herewith provided.