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A second ×Cyclobotrya (Dryopteridaceae) from Brazil

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× Cyclobotrya amalgamata , a new intergeneric hybrid between Cyclodium meniscioides var. meniscioides and Polybotrya osmundacea, is described and illustrated. It was found in the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil, growing in a mixed population with both parents. It is morphologically intermediate between its parents and has misshapen sporangia and spores. It represents the second hybrid in ×Cyclobotrya.

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Schwartsburd thanks CNPq-Brazil for his Doctoral program grant (2008–2012), which paid his trip to Ceará in 2011 and made this work possible, A.J.P. Araújo for helping in the field expedition, and R. Santana for general support. The drawings were made by Reinaldo Pinto.

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Schwartsburd, P.B., Canestraro, B.K., Moran, R.C. et al. A second ×Cyclobotrya (Dryopteridaceae) from Brazil. Brittonia 70, 25–30 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-017-9501-5

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