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2022
Journal article
A new species of Chamaecrista sect. Absus (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with Notes on Leaf Anatomy.
A new species of Chamaecrista was found in the Serra do Espinhaço region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during an expedition to study the taxonomy of this genus. Chamaecrista sempreviva Fort.-Perez & L.C. Zeferino sp. nov. is herein described, illustrated, and assigned to Chamaecrista sect. Absus. Comments about... -
2016
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Flora das cangas da Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: história, área de estudos e metodologia.
Resumo No final da década de 1960, pesquisadores do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG) iniciaram as coletas botânicas na Serra dos Carajás, resultando em um expressivo acervo e interessantes descobertas sobre a flora local, marcada por endemismos e pressão por atividades mineradoras. Em 2014, foi estabelecido o projeto "Flora das...Ironstone savannas, Campos rupestres, Brazil, Pará (Brazil), Amazon, Taxonomy, Floristics, and Serra dos Carajás (Brazil)
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2022
Journal article
Taxonomic revision of Lychnocephalus (Lychnophorinae, Vernonieae, Asteraceae), an endemic genus of the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Lychnocephalus, as circumscribed here, contains eight species that occur in the campos rupestres of the Espinhaço mountain range in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following species are revised in the current treatment, L. cipoensis, L. grazielae, L. humillimus, L. mellobarretoi, L. jolyanus, L. sellovii, L. tomentosus, and a...Lychnophora, Campos rupestres, Brazil, Espinhaço Range (Brazil), Compositae, Taxonomy, and Minas Gerais (Brazil)
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2022
Journal article
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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2022
Journal article
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... -
2023
Journal article
Digest: Multiple factors influence mountain orchid diversity and distribution.
How have orchid species diversified in the campos rupestres, Brazil? Fiorini et al. (2023) use genomic data sets and multidisciplinary approaches, including phylogenetics and population genomics, to investigate the diversity of Bulbophyllum. They demonstrate that geographic isolation alone does not explain diversification patterns in Bulbophyllum species throughout the sky forests....Phillips, Charlotte ; Pérez-Escobar, Oscar Alejandro ; Dodsworth, Steven
Geographical distribution, Diversity, Orchidaceae, Campos rupestres, Brazil, Bulbophyllum, and Orchids
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2022
Journal article
There and back again: Oocephalus piranii is better treated as Hyptis (Hyptidinae, Lamiaceae).
Hyptis piranii, an endemic species from campos rupestres of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, was described as a member of H. sect. Polydesmia subsect. Oocephalus. After a number of sections and subsections of Hyptis had been raised to generic rank, this species became a member of the genus Oocephalus. Recent morphological... -
2023
Journal article
On the Rocks: Biogeography and Floristic Identity of Rocky Ecosystems in Eastern South America.