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Type: Article
Published: 2015-06-09
Page range: 271–282
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Two new and endangered species of Syngonanthus (Eriocaulaceae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil

Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal. Departamento de Botânica. Instituto de Biociências. Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 05508-900. São Paulo, Brasil
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Rua Ceará s/n Bloco 2D, Umuarama, CEP 38400-902. Uberlândia, MG, Brasil
otany Department. Field Museum of Natural History. 1400 South Lake Shore Drive. Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496, U.S.A
Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal. Departamento de Botânica. Instituto de Biociências. Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 05508-900. São Paulo, Brasil
(Brazil Cerrado Conservation Everlasting plants Monocotyledons new species Taxonomy) Monocots

Abstract

We describe and illustrate two new species of Syngonanthus from Chapada dos Veadeiros (Central highlands of Brazil), an area known for its high number of endemic and threatened species, such as those described here. These species have a restricted distribution and inhabit critical areas. Syngonanthus incurvifolius has not been collected since 1994 and is critically endangered; Syngonanthus vittatus is known only from a small somewhat disturbed area, on private property, and is endangered. Evaluation of threatened status was provided by CNCFlora, the IUCN Red List Authority in Brazil.