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Two new species of Tovomita from forests in western Amazonia are described. Tovomita colombiana and T. longirostrata are endemic to Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Both species have a similar number of secondary veins, stamens and carpels, but can be distinguished by floral bud shape and epicarp texture. Descriptions, illustrations and a distribution map of the species, plus a brief introduction...
Summary Alseis sertaneja is described, illustrated, and its diagnostic characteristics and morphological affinities are presented. The new species has whitish to greyish external bark, deciduous and bullate leaves, a congested inflorescence, and occurs in the Caatinga in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil. A new synonym and lectotype for A. involuta K. Schum., a closely related species,...
Tovomita megantha, a new species presumably endemic to submontane Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia, Brazil is described, illustrated, and its diagnostic features compared to those of similar species. The new species belongs to the informal group Chrysochlamydifoliae. It differs from Tovomita choisyana and Tovomita longifolia by having much larger pedicels, flower buds, and floral diameters...
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