Ericaceae from Serra de São José and Serra do Lenheiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil Garcia, Lívia Jr, José Nascimento Rodriguesia 2024 e 00832024 2024-12-31 76 1 12 5TQ5D (Pohl) G. Don, Gen. Hist. G. Don, Gen. Hist. Pohl [232,719,192,214] Magnoliopsida Ericaceae Agarista Plantae Ericales 7 8 Tracheophyta species subrotunda  Shrub 0.4–1 mtall; branches densely pubescent; non-glandular trichomes on branches, leaves, calyx, hypanthium, flowers and fruits; glandular trichomes absent; glands clavate and pitted absent. Leaves with reticulodromous venation, petiolate, petiole robust, 1–4.2 × 0.2–1.6 mm, leaf blade coriaceous, elliptical to ovate, 11–40.7 × 8.5–29.5 mm, apex cuspidate to acuminate, base subcordate to cordate, margin flat to revolute near the base, entire to repand, adaxial surface pubescent throughout the lamina, abaxial surface densely pubescent throughout the lamina, with darkened foveolate glands associated with secondary vein visible or not visible, depending on the trichome density. Inflorescence axillary raceme or panicle, peduncle 6.5–16.4 mm, rachis 31.4–72.7 mmlong, densely pubescent; bracts triangular to deltoid and bracteoles deltoid. Pedicel 6.6–9.8 mmlong; calyx lobes 2.5 × 1.6 mm, pubescent; corolla 6.9–10.2 × 3.3–5 mm, pink to reddish, urceolate, sparsely pubescent at the angles to entirely pubescent, style 6–6.5 mmlong, glabrous; 10 stamens with filaments 3.9–5 mmlong, sparsely pubescent, geniculate below the anther, anthers 1.5–2 mmlong. Submature capsules 5.5–5.9 mmdiam., globose, glabrous or pubescent, brown to black in sicco.   Examined material:  São Joãodel-Rei, Serra do Lenheiro, 21°14’55”S, 44°30”20” W,  5.VIII.2017, fl., MTR Costaet al. 1068( HUSFJ; R);   10.X.2009, fl.,  M  Sobral12881( HUFSJ);   22.VIII.2018, fl.,  G  Nascimentoet al. 3( HUFSJ);   16.IX.2013, fl.,  A  Francener1389( HUFSJ); 21°13’11”S, 44°29’71”W,  8.VIII.2015, fl., MTR Costa et al. 336( HUFSJ);  21°10’33”S, 44°19’45”W,  9. VI.2017, fr., MTR Costa et al. 964( HUFSJ);  21°13’49”S, 44°29’57”W”, 17. VI.2017, fr., MTR Costaet al. 1047( HUFSJ)    Agarista subrotundais an endemic species in Brazil, exclusively found in rocky fields in the state of Minas Gerais. The species flowers and bears fruit from June to October.  In the studied region, this species is primarily similar to  A. coriifoliavar. coriifoliaand  A. pulchellavar. cordifoliadue to the colour of the flowers. However,  A. subrotundahas the abaxial surface of its leaves densely pubescent, while  A. coriifoliavar. coriifoliaand  A. pulchellavar. cordifoliahave glabrous or sparsely pubescent leaves only near the base of the central vein. 5163707328 2017-08-05 -21.248611 -44.50 7 8 5163707329 [355,719,1020,1039] 2009-10-10 7 8 5163707337 [189,614,1045,1065] 2018-08-22 7 8 5163707315 2013-09-16 7 8 5163707332 2015-08-08 -21.219723 7 8 5163707327 2017-06-09 -21.175833 -44.329166 7 8 5163707333 -21.230278 -44.49917 7 8