A new classification system and taxonomic synopsis for Malpighiaceae (Malpighiales, Rosids) based on molecular phylogenetics, morphology, palynology, and chemistry Author de Almeida, Rafael F. 0000-0002-9562-9287 Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Campus Sudoeste, Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil & Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK Author de Morais, Isa L. 0000-0001-8748-9723 Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Campus Sudoeste, Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil Author Alves-Silva, Thais https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0760-6019 Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Campus Sudoeste, Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil Author Antonio-Domingues, Higor 0000-0001-9405-1930 Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK Author Pellegrini, Marco O. O. 0000-0002-8783-1362 Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK text PhytoKeys 2024 2024-05-22 242 69 138 journal article 10.3897/phytokeys.242.117469 2.9. 4. Camarea A. St. - Hil., Bull. Philom.: 133. 1823 . Figs 7 L , 8 I , 10 V = Camarea sect. Cryptolappa A. Juss. , Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 254. 1840 ≡ Cryptolappa ( A . Juss.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 88. 1891 . Type species: Camarea affinis A. St. - Hil. Type species. Camarea ericoides A. St. - Hil. Notes. Camarea comprises eight currently accepted species (three threatened species; Suppl. material 1 ) of subshrubs endemic to savannas and campos rupestres of Bolivia , Brazil , Guyana , Paraguay , and Suriname , South America ( POWO 2024 ). Camarea glazioviana Nied. and Camarea triphylla Mart. ex A. Juss. are listed by POWO (2024 ) as accepted but represent synonyms of Camarea sericea A. St. - Hil. and Camarea axillaris A. St. - Hil., respectively. Alternatively, Camarea linearifolia A. St. - Hil. is listed by POWO (2024 ) as a synonym of Camarea ericoides A. St. - Hil., but actually represents a distinct species. For an identification key for all species of Camarea , see Mamede (1990) and Almeida et al. (2020) .