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Issue: Vol. 435 No. 1: 4 March 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-03-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.435.1.7
Page range: 57–62
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 2

New records of Gymnopogon doellii (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae, Hubbardochloinae), a Brazilian endangered species

Unidade de Pesquisa e Inovação em Campos Rupestres Ferruginosos da Gerdau, Fazenda do Cadete s/n, Rodovia MG 443, Km 07, 36420-000, Ouro Branco, MG, Brazil.
Unidade de Pesquisa e Inovação em Campos Rupestres Ferruginosos da Gerdau, Fazenda do Cadete s/n, Rodovia MG 443, Km 07, 36420-000, Ouro Branco, MG, Brazil. Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, CCB2, 3° andar, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
Unidade de Pesquisa e Inovação em Campos Rupestres Ferruginosos da Gerdau, Fazenda do Cadete s/n, Rodovia MG 443, Km 07, 36420-000, Ouro Branco, MG, Brazil.
conservation geographic distribution grass species Minas Gerais state new occurrences Monocots

Abstract

We report new occurrence records of Gymnopogon doellii in Brazil, based on collections from the Ferruginous Campos Rupestres (rocky outcrops) of Minas Gerais state, in the southeastern region of the country. This native grass had been previously reported in Brazil only from Cerrado areas of Minas Gerais and Goiás states and the Federal District. According to the IUCN criteria, the species is endangered. Within the genus, G. doellii is distinguished by having short rhizomes, indistinct leaf blade midveins, ligules with a fringe of hairs and acuminate glumes twice the size of the floret. We provide photographs of individuals in the field, an illustration with details of the species morphology and an updated geographic distribution map.