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Climate-Tree Growth Relationships of Mimosa tenuiflora in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest, Brazil.
Mimosa tenuiflora is a native pioneer tree from the Caatinga used commercially as firewood due to its high calorific value. It is deciduous, its trunk does not reach large diameters and it has good regrowth capacity. This study intended to determine the annual increment in diameter of M. tenuiflora and... -
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Flora of Espírito Santo: Hiraeoide and Malpighioide clades (Malpighiaceae).
Abstract This is a taxonomic treatment of four genera and eight species of the hiraeoide and malpighioide clades (Malpighiaceae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Hiraea and Mascagnia are the most diverse genera, with three species each, followed by Amorimia and Lophopterys, with one species each. Two species are... -
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Lychnophora pseudovillosissima (Asteraceae: Vernonieae: Lychnophorinae), a new species restricted to Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Miscellaneous taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Microlicia D.Don (Melastomataceae).
Continuing the taxonomic and nomenclatural studies of the genus Microlicia, we propose 44 synonyms for 15 Brazilian species. Of these synonyms, 27 are species and 17 are varieties described in the 19th or early 20th century. Microlicia castrata, M. oxyanthera and M. oxyanthera var. albiflora are synonymized under M. acuminata;...Romero, Rosana ; Alves Versiane, Ana Flávia ; Woodgyer, Elizabeth M.
Lectotypification, Eudicots, Taxonomy,, Microlicia, Synonyms, and Brazil
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A tribute to resistance: Eugenia quilombola (Myrtaceae), a new species with multilocular anthers from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil.
Eugenia quilombola, a new species restricted to the northern portion of the Atlantic Forest is here described. Its sheets were previously misidentified as Eugenia umbrosa and this misquoting name have been used in scientific collections and publications until now. After 10 years of studies and discussions about its identity, Eugenia... -
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Diversity and Taxonomy of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
A taxonomic study of Cyperus L. (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil is presented. We examined more than 1300 herbarium specimens. Many of the species were also studied in the field. Our results recognize 59 species of Cyperus in the Central-West of Brazil, including three species endemic to the... -
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Stylosanthes (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-Dalbergieae) in Northeast Brazil.
Abstract Stylosanthes, with approximately 50 species, is a pantropical, economically important genus of Leguminosae, with several species having forage potential and soil improvement potential. Thirty-two species have been recorded in Brazil, with the Northeast region being one of the main centers of diversity of the genus in the country. Despite... -
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Amazonian Forest Peoples' Perceptions of Malaria on the Upper Rio Negro, Brazil, are Shaped by Both Local and Scientific Knowledge.
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Using an Asteraceae checklist to understand collection history, species density and conservation implications: a case study in the state of Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil.
Alagoas is a Brazilian state contained in the area of two large and important phytogeographic domains: Atlantic Forest and Caatinga. Although the presence of these domains possibly indicates a considerable biodiversity, floristic studies in the state are still scarce, especially for the family Asteraceae. In this sense, we developed a... -
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The future scenario of an iconic tree from the Brazilian Cerrado: perspectives on Eremanthus Less. (Asteraceae) conservation.
Alves, Fábio Vitalino Santos ; Loeuille, Benoit Francis Patrice
Occupancy, Threatened species, Campos rupestres, Brazil, Eremanthus, Environmental suitability, Espinhaço range, and Occurrence
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A new combination is required in Conocliniopsis (Compositae: Eupatorieae: Gyptidinae).
A new combination, , in R.M.King & H.Rob. (Compositae: Eupatorieae: Gyptidinae) is provided. An earlier assessment of Prince Maximilian Wied-Neuwied’s collections (sent by Martius to Colla), proposed that Colla’s was a new synonym of (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob., a Colombian endemic. A critical assessment of Wied’s collection has indicated that...Hind, D. J. Nicholas
New combination, Compositae, Colombia, Asteraceae, Eupatorium ballotifolium, Brazil, Conocliniopsis grossedentata, Lourteigia ballotifolia, Endemic, and Bahia State (Brazil)
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Flora da Usina São José, Igarassu, Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil: Asteraceae [Preprint].
Asteraceae é uma das maiores famílias dentre as angiospermas, concentrada principalmente em vegetações abertas. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo realizar um inventário florístico de Asteraceae em fragmentos de Mata Atlântica da Usina São José (USJ), Igarassu, Pernambuco, oferecendo subsídios para o reconhecimento das espécies na região. Foram amostradas 32...Bazante, Márcio Lucas ; Soares, Gleison ; Loeuille, Benoît
Usina São José (Brazil), Atlantic rainforest, Floristic, Pernambuco State (Brazil), Compositae, Brazil, Taxonomy, Floras, and Lowland
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Hyptidendron albidum (Lamiaceae, Hyptidinae), a remarkable new species from northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
Hyptidendron albidum a new and endemic species from Northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil, is here described. This new species is unique due to the morphological combination of its dense indumentum of white dendroid trichomes, covering much of the plant and the inflorescence composed of a unilateral cymose structure. The new...Harley, Raymond Mervyn ; Antar, Guilherme Medeiros
Minas Gerais (Brazil), Eudicots, Brazil, Campo rupestre, Cerrado, Hyptidendron albidum, and Ocimeae
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Two new species of Connarus (Connaraceae) from Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Two new species of Connarus are here described and illustrated: C. aureus and C. tomentosus. These taxa are until now known only to the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil. Diagnostic characteristics of the new species and an identification key of Connarus from Bahia and Espírito Santo states are provided, along...Toledo, Cássio A. P. ; Souza, Vinicius Castro ; Lucas, Eve J.
Brazil, Connarus, Taxonomic novelties, Atlantic Forest, Oxalidales, and Southeastern Brazil