Springer Verlag, Brittonia, 2(64), p. 114-118
DOI: 10.1007/s12228-011-9213-1
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A new species of Paullinia from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil, is described and illustrated. Paullinia unifoliolata belongs to sect. Pachytoechus and is distinguished by its unifoliolate leaves. In addition, micromorphological characters of the pollen grains are described, and a comparison with P. carpopoda, the most similar species, is provided.