MONTE PASCOAL: FIRST CLONAL CONILON COFFEE CULTIVAR FOR SOUTHERN BAHIA - BRAZIL

Many Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest plant and animal species are geographically restricted to Southern Bahia and Northern Espírito Santo States. We investigated the geographic distribution of epiphytic bromeliads in the lowland forest of the Una region (15° 17' 34' S - 39° 04' 30'' W) in Southern Bahia. Specifically, we addressed the following questions: i) what is the extent of each species distribution?; and ii) are the Bromeliaceae subfamilies distributed differently from one another? Almost half of the 40 species (47.5%) occur exclusively in the Southern Bahia-Northern Espírito Santo region and are herein referred as endemic species. The highest percentage of the 15 species of Tillandsioideae (46.7%) occur throughout the South American Continent and most of the 25 species of Bromelioideae (68.0%) are mainly represented by endemic species. The Una region has almost two times more species than a forested area located 40 km west, suggesting marked increases in diversity in over relatively short distances. The endemism data around Una indicates that species are geographically distributed over an area spanning approximately six to seven degrees in latitude and longitude. This result contrasts with the geographic distribution of Andean epiphytes, mainly represented by Tillandsioideae, that have large geographical distributions. Larger-scale analyses and standardized methods are necessary to verify whether the narrow geographical distribution of most epiphytic bromeliads in the Una region is consistent across different forest types of the Atlantic Rainforest.

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The orchid-bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of 'Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal', 'Parque Nacional do Descobrimento' and three other Atlantic Forest remnants in southern Bahia, eastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842013000200028 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 73 (2) ◽

pp. 437-446 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

A Nemésio

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Amazon Basin ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Orchid Bees ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

Eastern Brazil ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Southern Bahia

The orchid-bee faunas of ‘Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal’, ‘Parque Nacional do Descobrimento’ and three other Atlantic Forest remnants ranging from 1 to 300 ha in southern Bahia, eastern Brazil, were surveyed. Baits with seventeen different scents were used to attract orchid-bee males. Four thousand seven hundred and sixty-four males belonging to 36 species were actively collected with insect nets during 300 hours from November, 2008 to November, 2009. Richness and diversity of orchid bees found in this study are the highest ever recorded in the Atlantic Forest domain. Eufriesea dentilabris (Mocsáry, 1897) and Eufriesea violacea (Blanchard, 1840) were collected at the ‘Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal’, the first record of these species for the state of Bahia and the northernmost record for both species. Females Exaerete dentata (Linnaeus, 1758) were also collected at ‘Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal’ and old records of Eufriesea aeneiventris (Mocsáry, 1896) in this area makes this site the richest and most diverse concerning its orchid-bee fauna in the entire Atlantic Forest and similar to areas in the Amazon Basin.

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Anatomy of Brazilian Cereeae (subfamily Cactoideae, Cactaceae): Arrojadoa Britton & Rose, Stephanocereus A. Berger and Brasilicereus Backeberg

Acta Botanica Brasilica ◽

10.1590/s0102-33062007000400006 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 813-822 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Patricia Soffiatti ◽

Veronica Angyalossy

Keyword(s):

Secondary Xylem ◽

Sieve Tube ◽

Vascular Bundles ◽

Campos Rupestres ◽

Espinhaço Range ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Bordered Pits ◽

Companion Cells ◽

Southern Bahia ◽

Perforation Plates

(Anatomy of Brazilian Cereeae (subfamily Cactoideae, Cactaceae): Arrojadoa Britton & Rose, Stephanocereus A. Berger wâBrasilicereus Backeberg). Arrojadoa, Stephanocereus and Brasilicereus are endemic Brazilian Cereeae, occurring along the Espinhaço Range, in the campos rupestres, cerrados and caatingas, from northern Minas Gerais to southern Bahia. The genera are columnar, erect to semi-erect cacti, except for one species, A bahiensis, which is globose. This study describes the anatomy of dermal, fundamental and vascular systems, aiming to find diagnostic characters for the genera and species. Basal portions of stems were sectioned transversely and longitudinally, and stained with Astrablue and Safranin. The species share a uniseriate epidermis, with thick cuticle; well developed collenchymatic hypodermis, containing prismatic crystals; cortex with numerous mucilage cells, druses and vascular bundles; outside cortex as a palisade parenchyma; periderm composed of lignified cork cells alternating with suberized cells; pheloderm consisting of a few layers of thin-walled cells; phloem composed of solitary or multiple of two to three sieve tube elements, companion cells, axial and radial parenchyma; secondary xylem with solitary to multiple vessels, with simple perforation plates and alternate bordered to semi-bordered pits; axial parenchyma scanty vasicentric to incomplete; libriform septate fibres; large rays. Unlignified parenchyma is seen in the secondary xylem, varying from a few cells to bands among axial and radial elements. The following are considered diagnostic characters: the shape of lignified phellem cells, cubic to radially elongate, which individualizes S. leucostele; an underdeveloped hypodermis and the occurrence of sclereids in the cortex are exclusive to Brasilicereus markgrqfii.

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First report of Trypanosoma cruziinfection in naturally infected dogs from southern Bahia, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária ◽

10.1590/s1984-29612013005000003 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 182-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Nilo Fernandes Leça Júnior ◽

Valter dos Anjos Almeida ◽

Fábio Santos Carvalho ◽

George Rego Albuquerque ◽

Fabiana Lessa Silva

Keyword(s):

Endemic Area ◽

Natural Infection ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

First Report ◽

Molecular Tests ◽

Southern Bahia ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

Cruzi Infection

In order to verify the Trypanosoma cruzi infection in domestic domiciled dogs in a rural endemic area from the south region of the State of Bahia, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) were performed using S35 and S36 primers in 272 dogs living in the district of Vila Operaria, in the municipality of Buerarema. All animals were clinically evaluated; 2.5 mL of blood were collected through venipuncture for the performance of molecular tests. None of these animals showed clinical signs of the illness and only two were identified with the DNA parasite. This result is the first report of natural infection by T. cruzi in domestic dogs in southern Bahia.

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Assessment of the fermentative process from different cocoa cultivars produced in Southern Bahia, Brazil

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ◽

10.5897/ajb2013.12122 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (33) ◽

pp. 5218-5225 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jaqueline Fontes Moreau Cruz ◽

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Paula Bacelar Leite ◽

Sergio Eduardo Soares ◽

Eliete da Silva Bispo

Keyword(s):

Southern Bahia ◽

Fermentative Process

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Floristic composition of the Montane Forest in the Almadina-Barro Preto axis, Southern Bahia, Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06033878 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Macielle Macedo Coelho ◽

André Márcio Amorim

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Tropical Forests ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Floristic Composition ◽

Woody Species ◽

Life Forms ◽

Montane Forest ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Southern Bahia ◽

Arboreal Habit

The aim of this study is to survey the angiosperms of two montane forest remnants in the southern Bahia, Brazil: Corcovado (SCO) and Pedra Lascada (SPL). Both fragments are located in the municipality of Almadina and Barro Preto, respectively, and are 18 km distant from each other. We sampled 899 species of angiosperms distributed in 437 genera and 116 families. The SCO was the richest area with 678 species, distributed in 367 genera and 100 families. SPL showed 466 species in 269 genera and 88 families. The percentage of species identified was 85.8% and of this total, 37.7% are endemic to the Atlantic Forest, 11.2% are endemic to southern Bahia and northern Espírito Santo and 7% are disjunct between the Atlantic Forest and Amazon. The remaining percentages (44.3%) were of species widely distributed. The richest families in the two areas were Orchidaceae (10%), Rubiaceae (7%), Bromeliaceae (5.5%), Melastomataceae (4.2%) and Poaceae (4%). The richest genera were Psychotria (2%),Piper (1.8%), Ocotea (1.6%),Vriesea (1.5%) and Peperomia (1.4%). More than half of the recorded species showed non-arboreal habit, regarding life forms documented. That comes against the assertion that many authors in the tropical forests, where species richness in angiosperms is expected for non-woody species, especially in montane forests. Twelve species have been identified as new, but seven others already described from collections previously obtained in these two areas. Orchidaceae, Rubiaceae, Poaceae and Bromeliaceae showed significant richness in this study these families are commonly reported as the richest in other inventories in the Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia reinforcing their importance to the regional flora. The high levels of richness, endemism, and the growing numbers of new taxonomic discoveries from the SPL and SCO sites indicate the biological importance of these two forest remnants. The implementation of parks or other protected environmental reserves would be essential to the conservation of its species.

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