Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed.
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Date published
May 1, 2016
Abstract
The 558 km range extension of the Amazonian aroid Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu into semi-arid Northeast Brazil is confirmed. This species occurs in Ceará in threatened fragments of brejo forest at ca. 580–870 m elevation. An illustrated taxonomic description is provided. The species’ Extent of Occurrence (EOO) is estimated as 356,392 km2 (meets Least Concern); the Area of Occupancy (AOO), 60 km2 using a 2×2 km cell (Endangered). Within Ceará the EOO is 41.4 km2 (Critically Endangered) and the AOO is 16 km2 (Endangered).
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Projeto REFLORA
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil | |
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil | Grant 563558/2010-5 |
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil | |
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Check List
Volume
12
Issue
3
Article number
1908
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Place of publication
Sofia, Bulgaria
ISSN
1809-127X
Date accepted
December 24, 2015
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