A new species of Tournefortia (Boraginaceae s.l.) morphologically related to T. rubicunda Salzm. ex A.DC., T. andrade-limae J.I.M. Melo, for the state of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil is described. Comments on taxonomic relationships based on the morphology, as well as illustration and reproductive phenology data are presented.
Boraginaceae s.l.; Brazil; caatinga vegetation; Tournefortia
