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Type: Article
Published: 2015-04-24
Page range: 249–258
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Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Notes on Eriocaulaceae from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco A1, Cidade Universitaìria, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará s/n, Campus Umuarama, 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Rodovia BR-367, 39100-000, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. Transnordestina s.n., 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, 05508-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
Paepalanthoideae taxonomy typification Mantiqueira nomenclature Monocots Brazil

Abstract

The diversity of Eriocaulaceae in the Neotropics is primarily concentrated in the Espinhaço Range in Brazil and in the Tepuis of Venezuela. Species richness outside of these areas, however, is significant but poorly known. Based on improved taxonomic knowledge about Eriocaulaceae in the Atlantic Forest domain in Brazil, we propose nomenclatural and taxonomic changes, and provide an identification key and an annotated list of the species of the core Serra da Mantiqueira. A total of 24 species were found, one described quite recently and two still known only from the type specimens. Lectotypes for the following names are designated: Eriocaulon majusculum, Paepalanthus exiguus, P. jordanensis, P. manicatus, and Syngonanthus caulescens.