Monteiroa leitei Monteiro 1955

6. Monteiroa leitei Monteiro (1955: 136–138). Holotype: BRAZIL. São Paulo: Campos de Jordão, 1600 m, February 1946, J. E. Leite 3591 (RBR barcode 00037582! #). Figure 11 I-K. Taxonomic notes: —This species is characterized by: shrubs with stems stellate-strigose; leaves entire or slightly 3–5- lobulate, bullate, lanceolate or oblong, 2–5 times more larger than wider, with simple or bifid trichomes in the blisters of the adaxial surface. Distribution, habitat and conservation status: — Monteiroa leitei occurs in Brazil (São Paulo State) (Figure 13), and the only specimen known was found growing in margin of a little river at 1600 m above sea level, in the highland grasslands in ecotone with Araucaria forest, Provincia Paranense (Cabrera & Willink 1973). Monteiroa leitei is here considered Critically Endangered (CR) because it has very small population, <50 mature individuals, since only one individual has been located in the wild to date, criteria D.