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2019
Journal article
Edaphic Endemism in the Amazon: Vascular Plants of the canga of Carajás, Brazil.
Amazonia is one of the most diverse biomes worldwide, and, as well as luxuriant forest, it includes mountain areas which, despite their small surface area, display fascinating endemism. In these regions, the specificity of edaphic factors is mirrored by a highly specialised, isolated flora adapted to survive adverse conditions. The...Iron-ore formations, Amazon Rainforest, Campo rupestre, Brazil, Carajás (Brazil), Conservation priorities, Amazon, Rarity, and Brazilian flora
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2016
Journal article
Flora of the cangas of the Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: Lamiaceae.
Abstract This is an account of the species of Lamiaceae, which have been reported on canga substrates in the Serra dos Carajás, in the state of Pará, Brazil. Eight genera and 16 species are recorded. This includes both native and established adventive species. Keys, descriptions, illustrations and comments on the...FLONA Carajás, Viticoideae, Ajugoideae, Brazil, Pará (Brazil), Fruit-type, Serra dos Carajás (Brazil), and Nepetoideae
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2016
Journal article
Eriocaulaceae in the Brazilian Amazon and the use of Species Distribution Modelling in its conservation.
Abstract Following a survey in herbaria in Brazil and abroad, complemented by a survey of the literature and searches of biodiversity data, 66 taxa of Eriocaulaceae have been identified in the Brazilian Amazon, as defined by the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima. Six genera of Eriocaulaceae...Potential geographic distribution modeling, Geographical distribution, Species conservation, Eriocaulaceae, Brazil, and Amazon