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Type: Article
Published: 2021-04-22
Page range: 229–246
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Araceae from Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Bolsista de Iniciação Científica do CNPq/Unioeste Rua Universitária 2069, Jardim Universitário - CEP - 85819-110 - Cascavel, PR, Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Instituto de Biociências, Campus de Rio Claro, Doutoranda na Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Avenida 24A, 1515 - CEP - 13506-900 Bela Vista - Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical, Doutoranda na Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Área de Concentração em Diversidade Vegetal de Ecossistemas Neotropicais, Rua Pacheco Leão, 2040 - Jardim Botânico - CEP - 22460-036 - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisa do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Pesquisador Titular, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915 - Jardim Botânico - CEP - 22460-030 - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação e Herbário UNOP, Rua Universitária 2069, Jardim Universitário - CEP - 85819-110 - Cascavel, PR, Brazil
Anthurium Philodendron Asterostigma Atlantic Forest Monocots

Abstract

In Brazil, the family Araceae has 47 genera, approximately 519 species, 276 of which are endemic, it is characterized by the presence of the spadix associated with a bract, the spathe, and its one of the families with the highest species richness for the Atlantic Forest. This survey aims to inventory the Araceae of the Serra do Brigadeiro State Park (PESB), providing identification keys, descriptions, photos, and illustrations of diagnostic characters of the species, contributing to the Araceae Flora for Minas Gerais. To collect data, field trips were carried out in November 2018, July 2019, and February 2020, and the collected materials were deposited in the UNOP and RB herbaria. A total of 13 species, belonging to three genera, were documented. The genus Anthurium was the most diverse with eight species, followed by Philodendron with four species and Asterostigma with only one species. Through this survey, two species of Anthurium were found (A. atrovinosum and A. brigadeiroense) and recently described. Also, A. comtum, A. gladiifolium, and P. edmundoi are new for this area, and A. fontellanum was collected for the first time since 2004, reinforcing the importance of floristic studies and the conservation of Atlantic Forest remnants, such as the PESB.