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Issue: Vol. 773 No. 2: 8 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-08
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.773.2.6
Page range: 171-180
Abstract views: 43
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I’m still here: almost 160 years later Cyperus cearaensis is rediscovered, an endemic species from the Caatinga, Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal; Departamento de Botânica; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; 50670-901; Recife; Pernambuco; Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade; Departamento de Biologia; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; 52171-900; Recife; Pernambuco; Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal; Departamento de Botânica; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; 50670-901; Recife; Pernambuco; Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade; Departamento de Biologia; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; 52171-900; Recife; Pernambuco; Brazil
Monocots South America Conservation Threatened species Nomenclature Lectotype

Abstract

The Caatinga is one of the richest and most threatened phytogeographic domains in Brazil, with more than 25% of endemic, rare, and poorly known species. In this work, we reveal the rediscovery of Cyperus cearaensis, an endemic species of the Caatinga, first collected between 1859-1861 and rediscovered after 157 years. The study presents a morphological description and taxonomic comments on the species, its current distribution, habitat, discussion, and preliminary conservation status, in addition to proposing lectotypification for the species name.

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How to Cite

Matzenauer, W., Lima, V.R.S., Couceiro, Y. & Alves, M. (2026) I’m still here: almost 160 years later Cyperus cearaensis is rediscovered, an endemic species from the Caatinga, Brazil. Phytotaxa 773 (2): 171–180. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.773.2.6