Quararibea bovinii (Malvaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Abstract In the present study, I propose a new species, Quararibea bovinii, an Atlantic Forest tree. The taxon occurs in southeastern Brazil, states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. It resembles Q. similis terms floral morphology fruit shape, but it is distinguished by indumenta leaves, leaf width, seed shape.