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Dyckia sulcata Guarçoni

Publ: Phytotaxa 188(3): 170-173 (2014)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Municipality of Serro, Province of Pedro Lessa, Serro–Diamantina Highway, near the source of the Jequitinhonha river, 1066 m elevation, 18º 34’ 20” S, 43º 29’ 07” W, 24 May 2011, E.A.E. Guarçoni 1663 & B. Paixão (holotype VIC!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais

Habitat: Terrestrial growing on quartzitic rocky outcrops, in sandy soil., 1070 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the deep grooves present on the abaxial leaf surface, which differentiate this species from its closest relatives.

Phenology: Phenology: The flowering period of Dyckia sulcata is between February and June.

Dyckia sulcata