Deciphering the species complex (Malpighiaceae).

We describe three new species of Malpighiaceae that are endemic to central Brazil and related to the complex, a group of xylopodiferous, unbranched subshrubs with fruit in mericarps that have a strongly reduced or no dorsal wing. is more common in eastern Tocantins State and on the border with Bahia State, and there are a few records from Mato Grosso State. is restricted to northern Goiás State and has a wider distribution, occurring in some municipalities in northern Goiás and southern Tocantins.