The Long-Lost Bulbostylis tenella (Cyperaceae): Rediscovery and Taxonomic Update with Lectotypification.

Bulbostylis tenella is a rare micro-endemic species, previously known only from the type collection. The last report of the species has appeared in the literature only through a nomenclatural combination published by C.B. Clarke in 1908, and the lack of available material led to it being overlooked in all subsequent studies. Here, we report the rediscovery of B. tenella, 117 years after its last citation in the literature, and provide a detailed description, lectotypification, conservation assessment, photographs, and a distribution map of the species.

Project(s)

Priority 4: Accelerated Taxonomy

Funder

Funder name	Awards
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil	Number 88887.702392/2022-00 - Finance Code 001
Fundação Amazônia Paraense de Amparo à Pesquisa, Brazil	Number 052/2021—PRONEM/FAPESPA/CNPq
Bentham-Moxon Trust, United Kingdom	Grant BMT22-2023
International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Slovakia	IAPT Research Grants 2023
Missouri Botanical Garden, United States	Alwyn H. Gentry Fellowship
Sociedade Botânica do Brasil, Brazil	Participation grant for the XX International Botanical Congress, Madrid