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Migrating dunes and restinga vegetation in Piauí, northeastern Brazil: The dominance of wild cashew trees (Anacardium occidentale).
Brandão Souza, Ruanna Thaimires ; Mayo, Simon Joseph ; Moreira Andrade, Ivanilza
Dune succession, Residual dune ridges, Fixed dunes, Fruticetos abertos inundáveis, Phytosociology, and Ilha Grande
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Diversity of Bignoniaceae in coastal Piauí, Northeast Brazil.
Abstract The present study is a taxonomic treatment of Bignoniaceae from the four municipalities of the coastal region of Piauí state (Cajueiro da Praia, Ilha Grande, Luís Correia, Parnaíba) in Northeast Brazil, based on morphological study of newly collected and existing herbarium material. The study recorded 26 species in 12... -
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Distinguishing the Brazilian mangrove species Avicennia germinans and A. schaueriana (Acanthaceae) by elliptic Fourier analysis of leaf shape.
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Elucidating the Mystery of Anthurium willdenowii var. pohlii (Araceae).
The infraspecific taxon Anthurium willdenowii Kunth var. pohlii Engl. is elevated to the rank of species and is given the new name Anthurium maxakali Theófilo, Sakur. & Mayo. Comments about its taxonomy, ecology, and geographic distribution are discussed. -
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Measuring relative flower size in Anthurium (Araceae) as a continuous quantitative character.
Relative flower size (RFS) was studied quantitatively in natural populations of Anthurium erskinei (one population) and A. talmonii (two populations) to investigate its potential as a taxonomic descriptor. RFS is defined as the ratio of spadix diameter and transverse floral width in the same region of the spadix. Variation was... -
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Typifications of some species names in Anthurium section Pachyneurium (Araceae).
During a taxonomic study of Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium, it was found that the names of four species required typification. Verification of the protologues and cited collections is discussed and typifications are proposed as follows: the illustration is designated as the neotype of Schott. A lectotype is designated for G.S.Bunting since...