Agarista hispidula var. tomentosa (Ericaceae), a new variety from Minas Gerais, Brazil

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.682.3.4
• Publication Date: 2025-01-22T22:06:39Z
• Authors: CLAUDENICE HILDA ...; GUSTAVO HEIDEN
• Keywords: New Variety; Eudicots

Agarista (Ericaceae) is a Neotropical genus of subshrubs, shrubs and trees in Ericaceae, highly associated with tropical mountainous environments, especially the Campos Rupestres Cerrado domain Espinhaço Range, southeast Brazil. The comprises 35 species six varieties. Minas Gerais state hosts high richness genus, comprising 16 species, eight them endemic. Here we indicate two partially geographically overlapping morphologically characterized varieties, separable primarily by indumentum on abaxial leaf surface. new variety hispidula var. tomentosa from described here, it readily distinguished its dense layer unicellular hairs surface covering epidermis. This character also found three other varieties Agarista, may function avoiding water loss. A detailed description photograph plates are provided for variety. key distribution map to A. provided.