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Issue: Vol. 397 No. 1: 14 March 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-03-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.397.1.8
Page range: 83–90
Abstract views: 28
PDF downloaded: 1

Andropogon saxicola (Poaceae: Andropogoneae), a new species from Brazil

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Botânica, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Brazil.
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Coordenação de Botânica, Avenida Magalhães Barata 376, Belém, Pará, 66040-170, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Rua Ceará s/n, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, 38400-902, Brazil.
Instituto de Botânica, Caixa Postal 68041, São Paulo, São Paulo, 04045-972, Brazil.
Campo rupestre Gramineae Minas Gerais rocky outcrops Monocots

Abstract

Andropogon saxicola, collected in rocky grasslands (campo rupestre) of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, is described, illustrated, and compared with putatively related species, such as A. campestris, A. carinatus, A. durifolius, and A. ingratus. According to the IUCN criteria, the new species is considered Endangered (EN). Comments on geographic distribution and ecological preferences of the new taxon are also provided.