Brazilian flora

Copaifera ferrazii (Leguminosae: Detarioideae), a new Amazonian species from the eastern Madeira River Basin, Brazil

*Copaifera ferrazii* Carmo is described and illustrated as a new tree species from the southeast of Amazonas state, in the Brazilian Amazon. In foliage characters, the new species most resembles three congeners: *C. oblongifolia* (Amazon and Central …

Lucuma kossmanniae, a new name for Pouteria kossmanniae (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae)

In light of the recent findings in Neotropical Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae), it can be understood that *Pouteria kossmanniae* is a member of *Lucuma*, not *Pouteria*, which is why we performed a new combination and increased the number of …