| Philcoxia goiasensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Philcoxia |
| Species: | P. goiasensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Philcoxia goiasensis | |
Philcoxia goiasensis is a rare annual herb in the family Plantaginaceae and is endemic to the Rio da Prata area of Posse, Goiás, in Brazil.[1]
It was discovered on 5 April 1966 by H. S. Irwin, J. Russell, J. W. Grear Jr, R. Souza and R. Reisdos Santos at 800 metres (2,600 ft) altitude in the Serra Geral de Goiás, part of the cerrado, in an open, sandy area. Unlike the other three species in the genus, P. goiasensis is remarkably smaller.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Taylor, P., Souza, V.C., Giulietti, A.M., and Harley, R.M. (2000). Philcoxia: A new genus of Scrophulariaceae with three new species from Eastern Brazil. Kew Bulletin, 55(1): 155-163.
- ^ Carvalho, M.L.S. & L.P. Queiroz (2014). Philcoxia tuberosa (Plantaginaceae), a new species from Bahia, Brazil. Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Neodiversity 7: 14–20.