title: Three new species ofBertolonia(Melastomataceae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil.
abstract: We describe and illustrate three new species ofBertolonia, all endemic to the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.Bertolonia duasbocaensisandB. macrocalyxoccur close to each other, in the municipalities of Cariacica and Viana.Bertolonia ruschianahas a wider distribution, occurring in the municipalities of Santa Leopoldina, Santa Maria de Jetibá and Santa Teresa. The first two species are classified as critically endangered (CR), and the latter as endangered (EN). We also present an identification key for the species ofBertoloniathat occur in Espírito Santo.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Barão Geraldo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas , Campinas , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucas F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Bacci
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Herbário CEPEC, Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: André M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Botânica, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná , Curitiba , Paraná , Brazil.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
keywords: Atlantic forest; Bertolonieae; Endemism; Taxonomy