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Taxonomic revision of Lychnocephalus (Lychnophorinae, Vernonieae, Asteraceae), an endemic genus of the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Av. Prof. Morais Rego, 1235 – Cidade Universitária, Cep. 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Av. Prof. Morais Rego, 1235 – Cidade Universitária, Cep. 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK
Compositae campos rupestres taxonomy Lychnophora Eudicots

Abstract

Lychnocephalus, as circumscribed here, contains eight species that occur in the campos rupestres of the Espinhaço mountain range in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following species are revised in the current treatment, L. cipoensis, L. grazielae, L. humillimus, L. mellobarretoi, L. jolyanus, L. sellovii, L. tomentosus, and a new species, L. canus, is described and discussed. Taxonomic comments, preliminary conservation status, distribution maps, illustrations and an identification key of all described species are provided.

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Batista Gomes, F.M. & Loeuille, B. (2022)

Taxonomic revision of Lychnocephalus (Lychnophorinae, Vernonieae, Asteraceae), an endemic genus of the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

. Phytotaxa 547 (2): 119–146. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.547.2.1