A New Species of Calyptranthes (Myrtaceae) from Coastal Forests of Brazil

Calyptranthes dryadica, a new species of Myrtaceae from the coastal forests of Sao Paulo, characterized by few-flowered panicles with large buds, is described and illustrated. The botanically little known coastal forests of Brazil are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Floristic studies in the Ecological Reserve of Jurdia-Itatins, in the southern coastal forests of the state of Sao Paulo, have shown that the Myrtaceae are the dominant family in number of species, one of which is here recognized as new to