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Issue: Vol. 777 No. 3: 2 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.777.3.2
Page range: 212-248
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Lentibulariaceae (Lamiales) from Maranhão, Brazil

Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas – Botânica Tropical; Belém; Pará; Brazil
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas – Botânica Tropical; Belém; Pará; Brazil
Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha; BR-222; km 4; s/n; Boa Vista; 65500-000; Chapadinha; Maranhão; Brazil
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas – Botânica Tropical; Belém; Pará; Brazil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Coordenação do Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Licenciatura; Av. dos Portugueses 1966; Bacanga; 65080-805; São Luís; Maranhão; Brazil
Eudicots aquatic plants Amazon carnivorous plants Cerrado wetlands

Abstract

Recent novelties regarding the diversity of Lentibulariaceae in the state of Maranhão, northeast Brazil, suggest that this is an urgent family to be taxonomically investigated. To provide a taxonomic treatment for this family in the state, we studied both herbaria collections and newly collected specimens from several field expeditions. Lentibulariaceae were represented in Maranhão by 33 species grouped in two genera. Genlisea was represented by two species, and Utricularia was represented by 31. Among the recognized species, 14 are new records for the state of Maranhão. We provide identification keys for genera and species, detailed morphological descriptions, comments on morphological aspects, taxonomic affinities and geographic distribution, along with photographic plates of species in situ and distribution maps.

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How to Cite

Salazar-Ferreira, M., Pedrosa, L.I.F., Scatigna, A.V. & Marinho, L.C. (2026) Lentibulariaceae (Lamiales) from Maranhão, Brazil. Phytotaxa 777 (3): 212–248. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.777.3.2