13. Tanaecium neobrasiliense L.G.Lohmann, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99(3): 465. 2014.

Sanhilaria brasiliensis Baill., Hist. Pl. 10: 27. 1888.

Paragonia brasiliensis (Baill.) A. H. Gentry, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 70. 1976. Type: Brazil. Minas Gerais: Itabira, 1816-1821, A.St. Hilaire 745 (holotype, P [P00458597]!; isotypes, P [P00468598]!, F [F0092570]!).

Habitat and distribution.

Tanaecium neobrasiliense is found in caatinga and cerrado in eastern Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais).

Phenology.

Flowering: November to January; fruiting: January to April and June.

Notes.

This species is generally confused with T. pyramidatum due to its pink corollas. However, it can be differentiated from T. pyramidatum by the leaflets 8-15 times longer than the petiole, costate calyces, and corollas with cuspidate lobes. The prophylls of the axillary buds are subulate or bromeliad-like, positioned in an acute angle in relation to the stems (vs. straight angle in T. pyramidatum) (Tab. 1).