Flora of Pernambuco, Brazil: Tabebuia alliance and tribe Jacarandeae (Bignoniaceae)

Abstract: Bignoniaceae is a Pantropical plant family that includes 82 genera and 830 species of trees, lianas, and shrubs. The Tabebuia alliance (14 genera and 147 species) and tribe Jacarandeae (2 genera and 50 species) are both Neotropical and represent the largest clades of trees and shrubs in the family. Here, we present a taxonomic treatment for these two clades for the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Overall, we documented 23 species distributed in seven genera, i.e., Cybistax Mart. ex Meisn., Godmania Hemsl., Jacaranda Juss., Handroanthus Mattos, Sparattosperma Mart. ex Meisner, Tabebuia Gomes ex DC., and Zeyheria Mart. Six taxa are new records for the state, i.e., Cybistax antisyphilitica (Mart.) Mart., Handroanthus capitatus (Bureau & K. Schum) Mattos, Handroanthus umbellatus (Sond.) Mattos, Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart., Sparattosperma catingae A.H. Gentry, and Tabebuia stenocalyx Sprague & Stapf. Furthermore, S. catingae, previously thought to be endemic to the Caatinga of Bahia, was documented for the first time in the Atlantic Forest domain. We present identification keys and taxonomic descriptions for all genera and species, as well as provide illustrations and information on the geographic distribution, habitat, and phenology for all species.

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Flora of Pernambuco, Brazil: Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae)

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202172103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

Author(s):

Swami Leitão Costa ◽

Lúcia Garcez Lohmann ◽

Maria Teresa Buril

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Field Work ◽

The State ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Identification Keys ◽

Taxonomic Descriptions ◽

First Time

Abstract This study shows a taxonomic treatment for all species of Bignonieae from the state of Pernambuco (Brazil). Through extensive herbarium and field work, we documented 42 species and 13 genera for Pernambuco, of which six species represent new records for the state (i.e., Adenocalymma coriaceum, Anemopaegma gracile, Anemopaegma velutinum, Bignonia sciuripabulum, Callichlamys latifolia and Fridericia cuneifolia). In addition, Anemopaegma citrinum was documented for the first time in the Atlantic Forest domain. We provide identification keys for genera and species, taxonomic descriptions, data on geographic distribution, habitat, phenology, and illustrations for all species.

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Senna (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202172104 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

Author(s):

Letícia das Graças Rosignoli de Oliveira ◽

Flávia Cristina Pinto Garcia

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

Native Species ◽

Morphological Analysis ◽

New Records ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Cultivated Species

Abstract Senna comprises about 350 species worldwide, of which 80 species occur in Brazil. This work brings an update taxonomic treatment of Senna species in the state of Minas Gerais, the second most diverse state for the genus, through the morphological analysis of about 2,348 specimens from herbaria and fieldwork. Thirty-six species and 29 varieties were recognized, including 34 native species and 2 cultivated species. Of the 39 species reported in literature for the state, but 4 species were excluded from the list produced. The occurrence of Senna acuruensis was confirmed; S. macranthera var. striata and S. pilifera var. tubata are new records, and S. hirsuta var. acuminata is endemic to Minas Gerais. There are 28 species in the Cerrado, 26 species in the Atlantic Forest and 20 species in the Caatinga. The distribution of Senna pentagonia var. pentagonia is extended to include the Atlantic Forest. Identification keys, descriptions, illustrations, taxonomic comments and geographic distribution are provided for the species and varities.

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Flora of Bahia: Aristolochiaceae

SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas ◽

10.13102/scb1059 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ivan Silva Abreu ◽

Ana Maria Giulietti

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

The State ◽

Identification Key ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

The Family ◽

First Time

The taxonomic treatment of Aristolochiaceae from the state of Bahia, Brazil, is presented here. We recognize 20 species of Aristolochia, the only genus of the family represented in Brazil. Aristolochia melastoma is reported for the first time in Bahia and A. brunneomaculata was recognized as new from this study. Descriptions, an identification key, illustrations, general comments and geographic distribution maps of species in Bahia are presented.

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The genera Turnera and Piriqueta (Passifloraceae sensu lato) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860201970054 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 ◽

Author(s):

Andréia Zelenski ◽

Rafael Louzada

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Record ◽

National Park ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Semideciduous Seasonal Forest ◽

First Time

Abstract A taxonomic treatment of the genera Turnera and Piriqueta in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, is presented. Fourteen species of Turnera and six species of Piriqueta were found in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga, of which nine are endemic to Brazil. Turnera pernambucensis is threatened and restricted to the Atlantic Forest of Pernambuco, while T. joelii is a new record for the state. The species predominate in steppe savanna and semideciduous seasonal forest, but several of them grow naturally in anthropized areas. Catimbau National Park is the locality with the highest species richness. Tristyly is recorded for the first time in Piriqueta guianensis. Identification keys, descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and comments about habitat, flowering, fruiting, and morphological relationships are provided.

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Diversity of Convolvulaceae from Meruoca Massif, Ceará, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202172110 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

Author(s):

Diego Santos ◽

Marlene Feliciano Figueiredo ◽

Maria Teresa Buril ◽

Elnatan Bezerra de Souza

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

Morphological Analysis ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

The State ◽

Identification Key ◽

Dry Forest ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Northwest Region

Abstract We present the taxonomic treatment of Convolvulaceae for the Meruoca Massif, located in the Northwest region of the Ceará state, where there are remnants of Tropical Pluvial Sub-deciduous Forest (Dry Forest) and Tropical Pluvial-Nebular Rainforest (Wet Forest). The present study was based on the morphological analysis of specimens collected in the field and from the collections EAC, HUEFS, HUVA, PEUFR, and SPF. We recorded 24 species distributed in four genera: Ipomoea (18 species), Jacquemontia (three species), Distimake (two species), and Camonea (one species). We report the first records of I. cearensis for Atlantic Forest and I. aristolochiifolia to the state of Ceará. The taxonomic treatment includes identification key, morphological descriptions, geographic distribution, taxonomic and ecological comments, the period of flowering and fruiting, and photos and illustrations of the diagnostic characters.

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Ecpleopus gaudichaudi Duméril and Bibron, 1839 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) and Psychosaura agmosticha (Rodrigues, 2000) (Squamata: Scincidae): distribution extension and new records from Atlantic Forest in Bahia state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/9.3.607 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 607 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eduardo José dos Reis Dias ◽

Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Lizard Species ◽

First Time

We present the first record of Ecpleopus gaudichaudi and Psychosaura agmosticha for the state of Bahia, in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Ecpleopus gaudichaudi was found in the southernmost portion of the state, in the Restinga de Nova Viçosa, municipality of Nova Viçosa, whereas Psychosaura agmosticha was found in the northernmost portion of the state in the Restinga de Costa Azul, municipality of Jandaíra. This is the first time these lizard species were recorded in restinga habitats, and the first record of P. agmosticha in the Atlantic Forest domains.

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New records of Passiflora from Itatiaia National Park, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/17.6.1671 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 1671-1679

Author(s):

Suellen Nunes Sarmento ◽

Ana Carolina Mezzonato-Pires ◽

Marcelo Trovó

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

National Park ◽

New Records ◽

Sensu Stricto ◽

The State ◽

Flora Of Brazil ◽

First Time

We present new records of Passifloraceae sensu stricto from Itatiaia National Park, Brazil, contributing new data on the geographic distribution of four Passiflora L. species to the flora of Brazil: P. deidamioides Harms, P. miersii Mast., P. rhamnifolia Mast., and P. setulosa Killip. The last three species are reported from Itatiaia National Park and the last species from the state of Rio de Janeiro for the first time.

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Flora da Bahia: Hirtella (Chrysobalanaceae)

SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas ◽

10.13102/scb1099 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Renata Asprino ◽

André Márcio Amorim

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

The State ◽

Identification Key ◽

Key To Species ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Species Descriptions ◽

First Time

The taxonomic treatment of Hirtella (Chrysobalanaceae) from Bahia State, Brazil, is presented. We recognize 14 species; H. bicornis is recorded for the first time in the state and H. prancei was originally described from this study. The treatment includes an identification key to species, descriptions and comments on taxa, as well as illustrations and geographic distribution maps of species in Bahia. An identification key to the genera of Chrysobalanaceae in the state is also provided.

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Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/17.5.1323 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 1323-1343

Author(s):

Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues ◽

Oséias Martins Magalhães ◽

Evaldo Alves Joaquim Júnior ◽

José Ricardo Inacio Ribeiro ◽

Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Pampa Biome ◽

First Time

Rio Grande do Sul (RS) is the southernmost state in Brazil and includes areas within the Pampa and Atlantic Forest biomes. The semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from RS are poorly known, with only 14 previously recorded species. We carried out two expeditions in this state, in 2002 and 2019, across 19 municipalities. Here, we provide new records for 19 species, of which 13 are recorded for the first time from the state, five have their distributions expanded, and one is recorded again from a same locality previously reported in the literature. Furthermore, 13 species were collected for the first time in the Pampa biome and one in the Atlantic Forest.

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Subterranian termite genus Odontotermes (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) from Chhattisgarh, India with its annotated checklist and revised key

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.2654.8.3.8602-8610 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 8602 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nivedita Saha ◽

Prahlad C. Mazumdar ◽

Jayati Basak ◽

Angshuman Raha ◽

Amitava Majumder ◽

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Keyword(s):

The State ◽

Taxonomic Descriptions ◽

The Family ◽

Annotated Checklist ◽

First Time ◽

Subterranean Species

The paper deals with eight subterranean species of termites of the genus Odontotermes from Chhattisgarh, India. Taxonomic descriptions along with photographs and key to all species have been provided. Among them six species are reported for the first time from the state. These six species are added to the previously known eight species resulting in a total of 14 species of termite belonging to four genera under the family Termitidae from Chhattisgarh.

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