Synopsis of Orchidaceae from Serra do Urubu: an area of montane forest, Pernambuco State, Brazil

This study provides a survey of Orchidaceae species in an area of montane Atlantic Forest in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The study area comprises two conservation units (RPPN Frei Caneca and RPPN Pedra D’Anta), forming together the Serra do Urubu, which is located in the border of the Borborema plateau. Orchidaceae is represented in this study area by 81 species and 50 genera. Epidendrum L. (10 spp.) and Habenaria Willd. (four spp.) are the most representative genera. The subtribes Laeliinae (22 spp.) and Pleurothallidinae (14 spp.) together represent about half of the number of species. The high number of orchid species distinguishes Serra do Urubu as one of the richest areas for the family in the Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil. Our study also provides 18 new records of species to Pernambuco as well as reporting on about 40% of the species and 60% of the genera cited to the State. Campylocentrum pernambucense, Cattleya labiata, Cattleya granulosa, Phragmipedium sargentianum and Zygostates bradeiare cited as endangered, 14 species are endemic to the Atlantic Forest, and other seven have distributions restricted to northeastern Brazil. All these facts reinforce the importance of this area as well as management strategies for the conservation of Orchidaceae.

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Bromeliaceae from Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.422.2.1 ◽

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.

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Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from a remnant of Atlantic Forest in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoociências ◽

10.34019/2596-3325.2017.v18.24583 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Fabio Angelo Melo Soares ◽

Carlos Eduardo Borges Pinto Ribeiro ◽

Marcela Regina de Melo Daher ◽

Deoclécio de Queiroz Guerra ◽

Stephen Ferrari

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Forest Edge ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Stepping Stone ◽

Total Species Richness ◽

The Family ◽

Total Species

The RPPN Carnijó (08° 07’ 07” S, 35° 05’ 32” N) is a 25 hectare fragment of Atlantic Forest located in the municipality of Moreno, Pernambuco. Bats were sampled at this site during a total of 19 months between 2006 and 2008. Four mist-nets were set for six hours each night along trails, the forest edge, natural clearings, and over watercourses, while roosts were located during daytime searches. A total of 518 specimens were captured during 43 nights, representing 20 species in 16 genera. Total species richness was estimated to be 25.7 ± 2.0, and diversity was H’ = 2.07. The family Phyllostomidae predominated, with 98% (N = 509) of the specimens captured. The species recorded represent 28% of the known chiropteran fauna of the state of Pernambuco. The results indicate that the reserve may play a fundamentally important role in the maintenance of local biodiversity by acting as a “stepping stone” linking the larger fragments within the local landscape.

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Survey of orchidaceae from the State of Sergipe, Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032012000200016 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 167-174

Author(s):

Silvana Helena Nascimento Monteiro ◽

Tamires Carregosa ◽

Luiz Aquino Silva Santos ◽

José Elvino do Nascimento Júnior ◽

Ana Paula do Nascimento Prata

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

New Records ◽

Secondary Growth ◽

The State ◽

Northeast Region ◽

The Family

The state of Sergipe, located in the Northeast Region of Brazil, covers an area of 21,994 km² and is the smallest state in the country. The vegetation of this region is predominantly caatinga, but there are also mangroves, dunes, restinga, fragments of original Atlantic Forest (which are intermingled with pastures, secondary growth, and agricultural land) and cerrado. During intensive fieldwork in Sergipe, we observed various Orchidaceae species that had not been recorded for the state, which made it necessary to update the list of species for this region. Within the state, the family is represented by 63 species and 34 genera, of which Habenaria (10 spp.) Epidendrum (4 spp.) and Encyclia (4 spp.) are highlights. Orchidaceae species from this region are generally terrestrial and occur in grasslands (59%, 37 of 63 spp.). The remaining species are epiphytes (21 spp.) and hemiepiphytes (3 spp.). The majority of the species flower at the beginning of the rainy season. Of the 61 species that were recorded during this study, 34 species are new records for the state of Sergipe. This work includes a list of the species of Orchidaceae from Sergipe, and provides data about the phenology and habitat for each taxon.

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Myxomycetes, state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/6.4.555 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 555 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Helena Alves ◽

Antônia Aurelice Aurélio Costa ◽

Laise De Holanda Cavalcanti

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Vegetation Type ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Forest Environment ◽

Humid Forest ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Caatinga Vegetation ◽

Cerrado Savanna ◽

Deciduous Shrub

Thirty four genera and 215 species of Myxomycetes are present in northeastern Brazil, covering 83 % of families, all subclasses and orders recognized for these microorganisms. Ceará, with an area of 148,825,602 km2, is one of the least explored of the nine states in this region of the country, with records of 27 species, distributed across 13 genera, occurring in a humid forest environment of the southern mesoregion. The dominant vegetation type is the Caatinga (dry, tree-shrub deciduous vegetation), with patches of Cerrado (savanna-like vegetation), Carrasco (montane deciduous shrub vegetation) and fragments of Pluvio-nebular Tropical Subperennial Forest and Pluvial Tropical Subdeciduous Forest. In order to better document the diversity of myxomycetes in that state, specimens were collected from the field between 2002-2007 in Ceará’s northern and northwestern mesoregions. The specimens obtained were deposited at the UFP Herbarium. Eighteen species were recorded, occurring in the Caatinga vegetation and the records of Comatricha, Craterium and Metatrichia increase the number of genera which comprise Ceará’s myxobiota to 16. Arcyria denudata, Craterium leucocephalum, Badhamia panicea, B. melanospora, Didymium intermedium, Metatrichia vesparia, Physarum rigidum and P. tenerum are new records for Ceará, increasing the number of species known to occur in the state to 37.

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Checklist of Angiosperms in the Restingas of Pará state, Brazil, with comments on floristic affinities and phytophysiognomies

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202172021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

Author(s):

Wanderson Luis da Silva e Silva ◽

Mônica Falcão da Silva ◽

Dário Dantas do Amaral ◽

Maria de Nazaré Lima do Carmo ◽

Ely Simone Cajueiro Gurgel ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Life Forms ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Number Of Species

Abstract Pará state has one of the longest coastal in Brazil. However, floristic surveys have been conducted in few regions and only one study has comprehensively evaluated the coastal flora of the state. The objective of this study was to create an updated and certified checklist of the angiosperms in the restingas of Pará. The list was made using literature, floristic and taxonomic revisions, herbaria specimens from HBRA, IAN, MFS and MG, and collections made between 2014 and 2018. Overall, 470 species, 279 genera and 92 families were recorded. Of this total, 11 species are new records for coastal Pará. The families with the greatest number of species are Fabaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Myrtaceae, Rubiaceae, Asteraceae, Apocynaceae, Polygalaceae, Convolvulaceae and Melastomataceae, which correspond to 52% of the species. Cyperus, Eugenia, Rhynchospora, Eleocharis and Ipomoea are the most representative genera. For life forms, herbs and shrubs are predominant. Dune fields, restinga forest and herbaceous swamp are the phytophysiognomies with the greatest number of species. A comparison with restingas of northeastern Brazil showed that the flora surveyed is most similar to that of Maranhão, since many species of the Amazonian flora also occur in restingas in this state.

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Frugivorous butterflies from the Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0722 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Mara Sabedot Bordin ◽

Marcelo Monteiro ◽

Valéria Wesner Ferreira ◽

Junir Antonio Lutinski ◽

Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Abundant Species ◽

The State ◽

Western Region ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Conservation Units ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

A Value ◽

The Western Region

Abstract: This study aimed to present a list of the species of frugivorous butterflies occurring in Atlantic Forests, in the Conservation Units: National Forest of Chapecó (FLONA), Ecological Station of Mata Preta (ESEC) and State Park of Araucárias (PAEAR) and adjacent forest fragments, located in the western region of the state of Santa Catarina. Three samplings were conducted between December 2017 and March 2018, totaling 24 days of collection in each sampling area. Van Someren-Rydon traps were used to capture frugivorous butterflies. There were 4,231 frugivorous butterflies belonging to four subfamilies, 12 tribes and 49 species. In all, 37 species of frugivorous butterflies were sampled in FLONA and 29 in adjacent forest fragments. In ESEC, 29 species and 33 in adjacent forest fragments. In PAEAR, 33 species and 28 in adjacent forest fragments. Of the total species registered, 15 species are new records for the state of Santa Catarina and 11 are new records for the western region of the state. The most abundant species for FLONA were: Manataria hercyna (Hübner, 1821) and Hermeuptychia sp. In ESEC, were Hermeuptychia sp. and Yphthimoides ordinaria (Freitas, Kaminski & Mielke, 2012). In PAEAR, greater abundance of Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824) and Eryphanes reevesii (Doubleday, 1849) were verified. For the adjacent forest fragments to Conservation Units, there was a greater abundance of Hermeuptychia sp., Moneuptychia soter (Butler, 1877), Morpho epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796) e Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824). Satyrinae presented higher richness (S = 34) and abundance (90.58%) in all areas sampled. The rarefaction and extrapolation curves for the Conservation Units and adjacent forest fragments showed a greater rise in the FLONA and PAEAR sampling units and their adjacent forest fragments. The estimated sampling coverage for Conservation Unit and forest fragments was above 97%. The richness calculated through the Jackknife 1 estimator, for the FLONA and PAEAR samplings, presented a value of 50.75 and 37.09, respectively. The fauna of frugivorous butterflies from this region, first investigated in areas of Conservation Units, showed to be expressive and well represented in the Atlantic Forest Biome, indicating its potential as a refuge for biodiversity.

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New records of bryophytes for Pernambuco State, Brazil

Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution ◽

10.11646/bde.18.1.14 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 107-114

Author(s):

Kátia Cavalcanti Pôrto ◽

Shirley Rangel Germano ◽

Sylvia Mota De Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil

The known geographical distribution of 12 bryophyte species is extended by confirmation of their presence in the state of Pernambuco. Leptoscyphus porphyrius (Nees) Grolle, Harpalejeunea uncinata Steph., Chryso-hypnum diminutivum (Hampe) Buck and Porotrichum korthalsianum (Dozy & Molk.) Mitt. are new to northeastern Brazil. The material studied was collected in remnants of Atlantic Forest situated at altitudes of 100-1.100m. The principal taxonomic characteristics are cited, with ecological and distributional commentary provided.

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New records and range expansion of Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Colubridae) from the state of Paraíba, northeast Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/15.5.927 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 927-932

Author(s):

Paula Araújo ◽

Rafaela Candido de França ◽

Fernanda Soares do Nascimento ◽

Daniel Orsi Laranjeiras ◽

Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Range Expansion ◽

New Records ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Current Work ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Northeast Brazil

The current work provides a new state record of the snake Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758) based on two specimens collected in the Atlantic Forest of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil. This species occurs in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. The new records fills in a gap in the species’ distribution on the Brazilian coast. In Paraíba, C. carinatus occurs in sympatry with two other Chironius Fitzinger, 1826 species, C. flavolineatus Jan, 1863 and C. exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758).

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New records and geographic distribution map of Dendropsophus haddadi (Bastos and Pombal, 1996) (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on color patterns

Check List ◽

10.15560/8.2.248 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 248

Author(s):

José Vieira de Araújo-Neto ◽

Bruno Vilela de Moraes e Silva ◽

Jéssica Yara Araujo Galdino ◽

Filipe Augusto Cavalcanti do Nascimento ◽

Barnagleison Silva Lisboa

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Color Pattern ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Color Patterns ◽

Forest Biome

Herein we report the first records of the treefrog Dendropsophus haddadi from the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil, and an updated distribution map for this species. All records are restricted to the Atlantic Forest biome. A brief comment on color pattern for the species is also presented.

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Serra do Urubu, a biodiversity hot-spot for angiosperms in the northern Atlantic Forest (Pernambuco, Brazil)

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.1.1842 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 1842 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Aline Melo ◽

Bruno S. Amorim ◽

Edlley Pessoa ◽

Jefferson Rodrigues Maciel ◽

Marccus Alves

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Hot Spot ◽

Montane Forest ◽

The State ◽

Species Level ◽

Forest Area ◽

Amazon Rainforest ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Northern Atlantic

A list of angiosperms from Serra do Urubu, a montane forest area in the state of Pernambuco, is here provided. Based on 14 botanical expeditions and material deposited in herbaria, 832 taxa belonging to 442 genera and 118 families have been recorded in this area, with about 90% of the taxa identified to species level. The richest families are Orchidaceae (86 spp.), Fabaceae (51 spp.) and Rubiaceae (42 spp.). Miconia and Solanum (14 spp. each), and Psychotria (13 spp.) are the richest genera. About 15% of the recorded species are endemic to the Atlantic Forest, and another 10% are disjunct between this area and the Amazon Rainforest. The results indicate that the Serra do Urubu is one of the richest areas in terms of number of species of the Atlantic Forest in the Northeast, and corroborates the Pernambuco Endemism Center.

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