New records, conservation assessments and distribution of Lamiaceae in Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 311 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTHUR DE SOUZA SOARES ◽  
JOSÉ FLORIANO BARÊA PASTORE ◽  
JOMAR GOMES JARDIM
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Conservation Assessments

This study presents nine new records and the conservation status of Lamiaceae species in Rio Grande do Norte State (RN), Brazil. The data obtained is based on fieldwork and examination of herbarium specimens. Thirty Lamiaceae species were recorded in RN, of which 16 are native to Brazil, nine are recorded for the first time for the state and one is new to science. The conservation assessments were based on IUCN geographic criteria: Area of Occurrence and Extension of Occurrence of each species. Among the native species, three were classified as Endangered, four as Vulnerable, three are of Least Concern, two are Near Threatened and four are Data Deficient. The highest number of Lamiaceae species, 14 altogether, is embraced by the phytogeographic domain Caatinga, a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest, although less than 1% of this region is protected by conservation units. This study reveals the worrying conservation status of Lamiaceae in RN and the need for conservation actions, such as creating new conservation units and monitoring populations in the wild.

Lentibulariaceae in the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 470 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-76
Author(s):  
FELIPE MARTINS GUEDES ◽  
MARCCUS ALVES
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria

This study comprises the survey and taxonomic treatment of the Lentibulariaceae species occurring in the Atlantic Forest phytogeographic domain of Northeastern Brazil, including the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe. Thirty-one species from the two genera Genlisea (3 species) and Utricularia (28 species) were confirmed, and 13 species were found to be wrongly reported for the study area. Four out of these 31 are new records to Sergipe, one to Bahia, one to Rio Grande do Norte, and one to Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte; the latter one is also a new record for the Atlantic Forest. Only one species is endemic to the Atlantic Forest (Genlisea lobata) and only one to Northeastern Brazil (Utricularia flaccida), while 18 are widely distributed in the country, occurring in more than two phytogeographic domains. Other species present disjunct distributions that corroborate the already documented Atlantic-Amazonian and Atlantic-Cerrado connections. Here, an identification key, illustrations, photographs, distribution maps, besides taxonomic and phenological comments, are also presented. Moreover, an updated preliminary assessment of their conservation status at global scale, using IUCN Red List criteria, combined with a habitat preference categorization, is given as well.

scholarly journals Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Nísia Floresta National Forest, with new records for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marília A. S. Barros ◽  
Camila Martins Gomes Morais ◽  
Bruna Maria Braga Figueiredo ◽  
Gilberto Benigno de Moura Júnior ◽  
François Fernandes dos Santos Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Phyllostomus Discolor

Abstract The state of Rio Grande do Norte is considered a data gap for bat species records in Brazil. The state is also currently target of large economic projects with potential impacts on bats, especially wind farms and mining enterprises. In addition, Rio Grande do Norte has few conservation units in which there is no systematic study on bat fauna. The Nísia Floresta National Forest (NFNF), a federally protected area of 174 hectares, is located in the eastern coast of Rio Grande do Norte and corresponds to one of the last remnants of Atlantic Forest in the state, in its northernmost limits. A bat inventory was conducted in NFNF using mist nets set at ground level, from sunset to sunrise, from December 2011 to December 2012, totaling 25 sampling nights. We captured 1,379 bats belonging to four families and 16 species. Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) was the most frequently captured species (n = 685; 50%), followed by Myotis lavali (Vespertilionidae) (n = 248; 18%) and Phyllostomus discolor (Phyllostomidae) (n = 147; 11%). Peropteryx leucoptera, Phyllostomus discolor, Phyllostomus hastatus, Lophostoma brasiliense, Lasiurus blossevillii, Myotis lavali, and Promops nasutus are new records for Rio Grande do Norte, increasing the current number of bat species from 25 to 32 in this state. Further inventories, especially using acoustic surveys with bat detectors, might add more species to the NFNF bat list.

scholarly journals Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): first record of this invasive species for the States of Paraíba and Alagoas and new records for other localities of Northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias ◽  
Ellori Laíse Silva Mota ◽  
Anne Isabelley Gondim ◽  
Jacicleide Macedo Oliveira ◽  
Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Littoral Region ◽  
Exotic Invasive

This study provides the first record of the exotic invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor for the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. It has been found to occur in at least twelve coastal reefs along the coast. We also present its first record for the State of Alagoas and new record localities for the States of Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, including its occurrence in hypersaline estuaries. From these records the distribution range of I. bicolor has been expanded to the littoral region of Northeast Brazil, where this invasive species seems well established.

scholarly journals Climbing plants from Seridó Ecological Station: diversity, interactive key and five new records from Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Gondim Lambert Moreira ◽  
Víctor de Paiva Moreira ◽  
Maurício Borges do Nascimento ◽  
Luiza Fonseca Amorim de Paula ◽  
Rodrigo de Loyola Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Access ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Online Identification ◽  
Dry Tropical Forests ◽  
Representative Family ◽  
New Occurrences

Abstract In Brazil, Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests (SDTFs) are represented by Caatinga, which exhibits one of the greatest species richness and endemisms among the Neotropical SDTFs. However, studies of the flora of this biome remain deficient, especially in scientifically neglected areas, such as the Seridó region. Located between the states of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) and Paraíba, the Seridó region has an underestimated floristic diversity, especially for non-arboreal components such as climbers. Given this scenario, the study aimed to survey the climbers of the Seridó Ecological Station, a federal conservation unit located in the RN state, as well as to provide a multiple access online identification key. Collections were carried out from 2018 to 2019, as well as consultation of material deposited at the UFRN herbarium. In total, 56 species were listed, being 33 herbaceous and 23 woody climbers, respectively, adding 14 species of climbers to the previous checklist of the unit. Five new occurrences were found for the state of Rio Grande do Norte: Cuscuta globosa, Cuscuta partita (Convolvulaceae), Macroptilium bracteatum (Fabaceae), Heteropterys trichanthera and Tetrapterys longibracteata (Malpighiaceae), being the latest a new occurrence of the genus Tetrapterys for the state. Convolvulaceae is the most representative family (18 spp.), followed by Fabaceae (10 spp.), Apocynaceae (eight spp.) and Cucurbitaceae (five spp.). This is the first study that provides an interactive identification key for the Seridó region and for the RN state. The interactive identification key is published throughout the Xper³ platform, and can be accessed at <xper3.fr/xper3GeneratedFiles/publish/identification/-4505993480748774750/mkey.html>.

scholarly journals New records and geographic distribution map of Pseudopaludicola pocoto (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) in Northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles De Sousa Silva ◽  
Igor Joventino Roberto ◽  
Robson Waldemar Ávila ◽  
Drausio Honorio Morais
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Conservation Plans

<p>Fornecemos novos registros e um mapa de distribuição geográfica atualizado de Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Kokubum, Haddad &amp; Garda, 2014 para os estados brasileiros do Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte e Pernambuco. O presente trabalho auxilia a preencher lacunas na distribuição desta espécie descrita para o domínio Caatinga, o que pode ser útil em futuros planos de conservação.</p><p><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Amphibia, Caatinga, neotrópicos, Semi-árido.</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong>: We provide new records and an updated geographic distribution map of Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Kokubum, Haddad &amp; Garda, 2014 for the Brazilian states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco. The present work helps to fill gaps in distribution of this recently described species in Caatinga Biome, which can be useful in future conservation plans.<br />Key words: Amphibia, Caatinga, neotropics, Semiarid.</p>

Bromeliaceae from Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 422 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-143
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CALISTO TOMAZ ◽  
LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Genus One

The Bromeliaceae Flora for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, is presented, based on extensive fieldwork, morphological analyses using herbarium and freshly collected material, and specialized literature. Twenty-six species of bromeliads were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte, distributed in ten genera and in three subfamilies. Bromelioideae was the richest subfamily (eight genera/14 species), followed by Tillandsioideae (one genus/12 species), and Pitcairnioideae (one genus/one species). Aechmea mertensii, Hohenbergia horrida and Tillandsia tenuifolia are new records for Rio Grande do Norte. Eight species (31%) are restricted to the Eastern portion of the state, in the Atlantic Forest. Caatinga dry woodlands harbor 18 species, with remarkable presence of Bromelia laciniosa, Encholirium spectabile, Tillandsia recurvata and T. streptocarpa, the four most widely distributed taxa. We discuss problems related to unclear taxonomic circumscriptions of species or diverging information between authors, more expressively in Hohenbergia, but also in Aechmea, Cryptanthus and Tillandsia. The data presented here might contribute to better understand the morphological variation of these taxa and suggest additional research on their taxonomy. Morphological descriptions, general comments, a map, photo plates and an identification key for all taxa are provided.

Five new records and morphological data of polyclad species (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria) from Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3170 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIANA BAHIA ◽  
VINICIUS PADULA ◽  
MARLON DELGADO
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Data

In Brazil, 66 flatworm species of the order Polycladida are known, most of which collected from the southeastern Braziliancoast. The present study includes morphological descriptions of five species from Rio Grande do Norte State, BrazilianNortheastern coast: Enchiridium evelinae, Phrikoceros mopsus, Pseudobiceros evelinae, Thysanozoon brocchii and Hop-loplana divae. These findings represent the first record of Polycladida for this region of Brazil. Also, for the first timeEnchiridium evelinae, Pseudobiceros evelinae and Hoploplana divae are illustrated with color photographs of live spec-imens and histological details. Association with compound ascidians and encrusting bryozoan were observed and com-mented. Our data suggest that knowledge about Brazilian polyclads is underestimated and emphasizes the necessity of further studies to better understand the Polycladida biodiversity in Brazil.

A taxonomic revision ofAllium(Alliaceae) in the Canadian prairie provinces

Botany ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (9) ◽  
pp. 787-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeok Jae Choi ◽  
J. Hugo Cota-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Canadian Prairie ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Allium Schoenoprasum ◽  
Allium Tricoccum ◽  
Prairie Provinces

The taxonomy, rarity, and conservation status of Allium  L. is revised for the Canadian prairie provinces, based on analyses of herbarium specimens and fieldwork. Five species are recognized: Allium schoenoprasum  L., A. geyeri S. Watson var. tenerum M.E. Jones, A. textile A. Nelson & J.F. Macbride, A. cernuum Roth, and A. stellatum Ker Gawler. Distribution maps and a key to species are provided, as well as complete descriptions of the species examined, including new illustrations, information on nomenclatural types, synonymies, and chromosomal and ecological data. A lectotype is designated for A. geyeri var. tenerum. In this study, A. geyeri var. geyeri reported from Alberta and Saskatchewan and ranked in these provinces as having rarity levels S2 and S1, respectively, by the Nature Conservancy, is excluded from the Canadian flora and the rare list of these provinces because it was misidentified from a herbarium specimen of A. textile. Allium tricoccum Solander in W. Aiton is regarded as a non-native species to Manitoba. The rarity and conservation status of Allium in the Canadian prairie provinces is as follows: (i) A. schoenoprasum, listed as S2 in Saskatchewan, is rare in Manitoba, although its rarity status has not been formally assessed in the province; (ii) A. geyeri var. tenerum is the rarest Allium taxon, with distribution restricted to the Waterton Lakes National Park areas of Alberta, and is currently listed as S2; and (iii) A. cernuum was re-evaluated and a rarity level of S1S2 was recommended for the species in Saskatchewan, particularly in its southwestern distributional habitat.

Novitates Gabonenses 88: additions to the flora of Gabon and new records of little-known species

2018 ◽  
Vol 151 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-422
Author(s):  
Olivier Lachenaud ◽  
Tariq Stévart ◽  
Archange Boupoya ◽  
Nicolas Texier ◽  
Gilles Dauby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Made In

Background and aims – The intensive botanical prospections carried out in Gabon since the publication of the national checklist in 2006 have resulted in c. 34 300 new specimens (amounting to 30% of all collections made in the country) and an annual increase of 25 species in average. As a result, 5175 species of vascular plants are now recorded from Gabon, of which 650 are considered endemic. However, most of the recent discoveries have not yet been published. This paper is the first of a series documenting additions to the flora of Gabon, and new records of poorly known species. It concerns specifically new records from the Lower Ogooué Ramsar site, the third largest delta of Africa, and certainly the most intact, which includes 80% of the country’s wetlands and a wide variety of other habitats.Methods – The new records presented here come essentially from fieldwork conducted in Gabon between 2008 and 2016 by the authors and colleagues. Further information comes from the study of herbarium specimens in BR, BRLU, K, LBV, MO, P and WAG. For each species, information on distribution and ecology is given, and the studied Gabonese collections listed. In case of rare or range-restricted species, collections from other countries are also listed, and a distribution map is provided, as well as an evaluation of the conservation status based on the categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List.Key results – We report 18 additions to the flora of Gabon, including four genera new to the country (Capparis, Gisekia, Hoffmanniella and Leptochloa) and the first records of the neotropical Justicia secunda being naturalised in tropical Africa. New distribution records are also provided for 16 rare Gabonese endemics or near-endemics. Some species are also newly reported from Cameroon (Cissus leemansii, Salacia coronata) and Equatorial Guinea (Cissus leemansii, C. louisii, Lychnodiscus grandifolius, Placodiscus resendeanus, Rutidea gabonensis, Uvaria bipindensis). Two species, which were reported in the 2006 checklist based on misidentifications, are excluded from the Gabonese flora.

scholarly journals New occurrences of Hoary Fox, Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842), and Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus (Cope, 1889) (Mammalia, Carnivora), in a Cerrado-Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone in northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1673-1677
Author(s):  
Fernanda D. Abra ◽  
Guilherme S. T. Garbino ◽  
Paula R. Prist ◽  
Fabio O. Nascimento ◽  
Frederico G. Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
New Occurrences ◽  
Forest Ecotone

We present new records of Hoary Fox, Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842), and Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus Cope, 1889, from a Cerrado-Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone, Brazil. Records are based on three roadkilled specimens (two Hoary Foxes and one Pantanal Cat) from Vit&oacute;ria da Conquista, southern Bahia. Although highly anthropized, the region still holds a mosaic of Cerrado savannas and Caatinga seasonally dry forests. Our records expand the distribution of both species eastwards to southern Bahia and suggest that Leopardus braccatus may occur marginally in the Caatinga.

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