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Flora do Ceará, Brasil: Krameriaceae
ResumoEste estudo consiste no levantamento florístico dos representantes de Krameriaceae no estado do Ceará, como parte do projeto "Flora do Ceará". O estudo foi baseado na análise comparativa dos caracteres morfológicos de espécimes depositados nos herbários EAC, HUEFS e UFRN, bibliografias especializadas, fotos de materiais-tipo, coletas e observações de campo. Foram registradas três espécies de Krameria: K. argentea, K. grandiflora e K. tomentosa. As espécies ocorrem preferencialmente em ambientes mais secos: K. argentea foi registrada no município do Crato em vegetação de cerrado (savana), e K. grandiflora em Morada Nova e Aracati em vegetação de caatinga (savana estépica); já K. tomentosa tem ampla distribuição e foi encontrada na restinga, cerrado e caatinga. Krameria grandifloraé nova ocorrência para o Ceará.
2015
Capistrano,Sérgio Helano Barbosa Loiola,Maria Iracema Bezerra
Notes on the Pontederiaceae names described in Vellozo'sFlora fluminensis
AbstractNotes on the Pontederiaceae names described in Vellozo's Flora fluminensisThe names of Pontederiaceae described by Vellozo in his Flora fluminensis are here revised, with an orthographical correction, two lectotypes and one epitype designated.
2015
Pellegrini,Marco Octávio de Oliveira
Sobre la identidad de Spermacoce polygonifolia ySpermacoce perijaensis(Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae)
ResumenDos nuevas combinaciones en especies de la tribu Spermacoceaepara Sudamérica son aquí presentadas: Spermacoce polygonifoliase transfiere al género Mitracarpus y S. perijaensis a Tobagoa. Se elige lectotipo paraTobagoa maleolensy neotipo para Diodia ottonis.
2015
Salas,Roberto M. Souza,Elnatan B. Cabral,Elsa Leonor
Qualidade polínica, anormalidades meióticas e poliploidia emSisyrinchium commutatum (Iridaceae)
ResumoO comportamento meiótico de Sisyrinchium commutatum (Iridaceae) foi avaliado e associado com a qualidade polínica observada em uma população do sudeste do Brasil. Além disso, pela primeira vez, descreve-se o número cromossômico desta espécie (2n = 36), contribuindo assim para a sistemática do grupo. Alguns aspectos da biologia floral são relatados e confirmam a ocorrência de apresentação secundária de pólen e a ausência de autofertilização e apomixia, comuns para o gênero. Os resultados do presente trabalho confirmam a ação das anormalidades meióticas (multivalentes e pontes cromossômicas) como possível mecanismo disruptivo na formação de grãos de pólen com consequências ao sucesso reprodutivo na população estudada.
2015
Avila Júnior,Rubem Samuel de Urdampilleta,Juan Gil,André Bragança
Ocorrência de Crenea maritima (Lythraceae) para o Delta do Parnaíba, Brasil
ResumoO gênero Crenea é composto por duas espécies, Crenea maritimae C. patentinervis, restrito às costas e estuários do norte da América do Sul da Colômbia ao Pará, no Brasil. Estudos taxonômicos tratando exclusivamente de Creneasão restritos. Este trabalho teve por objetivo divulgar a ocorrência de Crenea maritimapara o Delta do Rio Parnaíba (Piauí e Maranhão), assim como caracterizar sua morfologia, taxonomia e condições ecológicas. As ilustrações foram baseadas nos principais caracteres diagnósticos das amostras coletadas.
2015
Silva,Maria Francilene Souza Mayo,Simon Joseph Andrade,Ivanilza Moreira de
Developing a World Flora Online - a 2020 challenge to the world's botanists from the international community
Abstract The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation of the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted as its first target in 2010 the preparation of "An online flora of all known plants" by 2020. This target was subsequently adopted by a broadly-based international consortium of botanical institutions that have committed themselves to undertaking this ambitious project. The preparation of a world flora will be the first modern and large-scale and comprehensive attempt to produce a comprehensive overview and baseline of knowledge on the world's plant diversity. This article outlines previous historic efforts to document the world's known flora. It also describes the ways in which the World Flora Online Consortium was created, how it is organized and its plans to compile diverse datasets available in digital formats into a single online portal available and open to all. Such data are being combined from geographical floristic accounts, such as the Flora of China, the Flora of North America and many other regional and national projects, together with relevant monographic treatments.
2015
Jackson,Peter Wyse Miller,James S.
The flora of Malaysia projects
Abstract Malaysia has an estimated 15,000 species of vascular plants. Located in the Malesian region, its affinity is Sundaic, having common elements with Sumatra, Java and Palawan. The two halves of Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia extending from mainland Asia and East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo have their own distinct floristic components. Peninsular Malaysia has about 8,200 species of vascular plants and Sabah and Sarawak have an estimated 12,000 species. The flora of Sabah and Sarawak is generally richer than that of Peninsular Malaysia. Due to historical reasons, the flora of Malaysia project is planned in a phased approach. The Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak project, initiated in 1991, represents the first systematic modern attempt to document some of the important plant families of these two states. It would take at least another ten years to complete this project. It is estimated that the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia project, initiated in 2005, will take at least 20 years to complete. To achieve these ambitions, there must be continual support in skilled manpower and fund allocations.
2015
Saw,L.G. Chung,R.C.K.
The World Flora Online 2020 project: will Cameroon come up to the expectation?
Abstract Biodiverse Cameroon has been highlighted as the top country in tropical Africa for plant species diversity per degree square, with a higher diversity than all other West African countries added together, and including two of the top documented centres of plant diversity in Tropical Africa. Despite its reduced taxonomic capacity, with only six active taxonomists a high level of botanical activity in the country has resulted in accomplishments such as the databasing of the YA Herbarium (over 60,000 records), which has an in-country collection coverage of almost 95% of the known plant species that are recorded for Cameroon. Other accomplishments are the Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon, several local checklists and published volumes of the Flore du Cameroun which covers 37% of the country's species. Currently the checklist of Cameroon records 7,850 taxa at species and infraspecific level. Resources are needed to support and heighten the profile of this small botanical community. Already thanks to strong collaboration between Cameroon and renowned botanical institutes of others countries, in particular France and United Kingdom, one hundred and thirteen plant families have been published and would help this country to complete the recording of its biodiversity towards contributing to the World Flora Online 2020 project.
2015
Onana,Jean Michel
Flora of North America North of Mexico
Abstract The Flora of North America north of Mexico treats all native and naturalized vascular plants and bryophytes in Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre et Miquelon, and the continental United States including the Florida Keys and Aleutian Islands (approximately 18 million square kilometers). It provides accepted names, literature citations, basionyms, synonyms, morphological descriptions, habitat, geographical distribution, conservation or weed status, and a discussion of taxonomic issues for approximately 20,000 species. Of the total 30 volumes anticipated, 18 have been published and one is in press, treating 2021 genera and 12,393 species. For the remaining volumes, 763 genera and 5,008 species have been submitted, and 82 of the 144 families have been submitted in full. Completion is anticipated by the end of 2017. The project is managed by the Flora of North America Association. Content from published volumes is available through eFloras and JSTOR and has been provided to the World Flora informatics team.
2015
Morin,Nancy R. Brouillet,Luc Levin,Geoffrey A.
Hard Copy to Digital: Flora Neotropica and the World Flora Online
Abstract One of the greatest challenges in achieving the goals of the World Flora Online (WFO) will be to make available the huge amount of botanical information that is not yet available digitally. The New York Botanical Garden is using the Flora Neotropica monograph series as a model for digitization. We describe our efforts at digitizing Flora Neotropica monographs and why digitization of hardcopy descriptions must be a priority for the WFO project.
2015
Thomas,William Wayt Tulig,Melissa
The Catalogue of Vascular Plants of the Southern Cone and the Flora of Argentina: their contribution to the World Flora
Abstract The checklist of the vascular plants of the Southern Cone presents updated information of 19,787 taxa and 44,943 synonyms, distributed in 2,679 genera and 318 families. This checklist was prepared, and its permanently updated, using the database "Documenta Florae Australis", with the contribution of numerous researchers and institutions, and constitutes the bases for the Flora of Argentina, currently under preparation. Here we evaluate the current knowledge of vascular plants in the Southern Cone and provide a summary of the ongoing Flora of Argentina, and the significance of these projects for the World Flora on line and to the botanical studies in the region.
2015
Zuloaga,Fernando O. Belgrano,Manuel J.
Flora of Bolivia - where do we stand?
Abstract The botanical exploration of Bolivia during the last two centuries did not leave a botanical legacy in the country. Only towards the end of the 20th century Bolivia saw the start of the biology careers at its universities and the development of its own herbaria. Nowadays there are important herbaria in La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and Sucre with collections ranging between 40,000 and 350,000 specimens. In 2014 a catalogue of the vascular flora of Bolivia was published under the auspices of the Missouri Botanical Garden, recording 15,345 species, of which 12,165 are native and 2,343 are endemic, while 694 are cultivated, 267 adventitious and 221 are naturalized. Endemic species of vascular plants add up to 2,343 species. The 286 families listed follow the APG III classification system. There are about 150 botanists in Bolivia interested in studying the country's rich flora. During a workshop organized in 2013 to promote a Flora of Bolivia, the participants established jointly a preliminary format for the taxonomic treatments. The Flora of Bolivia is planned to be an electronic, open access publication with international participation. The World Flora represents a challenge that must be tackled by circumscribing, verifying and recording all species known within our territory, and it is expected that it will have positive repercussions from and towards the ongoing Flora of Bolivia, in a similar way as the long running series of the Flora Neotropica has provided a wider picture that can be adapted and modified to fit our particular country.
2015
Meneses,RI. Beck,S. García,E. Mercado,M. Araujo,A. Serrano,M.
Diversity of Brazilian Fungi
Abstract Knowledge about the Brazilian fungal diversity was, until 2010, recorded in few taxonomy and ecology publications, as well as in a handful of species lists. With the publication of the Catálogo de Plantas e Fungos do Brasil and the continued availability of an online list, it has been possible to aggregate this dispersed knowledge. The version presented here adds 2,111 species names to the 3,608 listed in 2010. A total of 5,719 species of fungi distributed in 1,246 genera, 102 orders and 13 phyla represents a considerable increase over the last five years, when only 924 genera and 78 orders were registered. Basidiomycota (2,741 species in 22 orders) and Ascomycota (1,881 species in 41 orders) predominate over other groups. The Atlantic Rainforest has the largest number of records, with 3,017 species, followed by Amazon Rainforest (1,050), Caatinga (999), Cerrado (638) and Pampa and Pantanal with 84 and 35 species, respectively. The Northeast region has the greatest richness (2,617 species), followed by Southeast (2,252), South (1,995), North (1,301) and Central-West (488 species). Regarding the States of the Federation, São Paulo with 1,846 species, Pernambuco with 1,611 and Rio Grande do Sul with 1,377 species are the most diverse.
2015
Maia,Leonor C. Carvalho Júnior,Aníbal A. de Cavalcanti,Laise de H. Gugliotta,Adriana de M. Drechsler-Santos,Elisandro R. Santiago,André L.M. de A. Cáceres,Marcela E. da S. Gibertoni,Tatiana B. Aptroot,André Giachini,Admir J. Soares,Adriene M. da S. Silva,Allyne C.G. Magnago,Altielys C. Goto,Bruno T. Lira,Carla R.S. de Montoya,Carlos A.S. Pires-Zottarelli,Carmen L.A. Silva,Danielle K.A. da Soares,Dartanhã J. Rezende,Diogo H.C. Luz,Edna D.M.N. Gumboski,Emerson L. Wartchow,Felipe Karstedt,Fernanda Freire,Fernando M. Coutinho,Flávia P. Melo,Georgea S. N. de Sotão,Helen M. P. Baseia,Iuri G. Pereira,Jadergudson Oliveira,Jadson J.S. de Souza,João F. Bezerra,José L. Neta,Lídia S. Araujo Pfenning,Ludwig H. Gusmão,Luís F.P. Neves,Maria A. Capelari,Marina Jaeger,Melissa C.W. Pulgarín,Melissa P. Menolli Junior,Nelson Medeiros,Priscila S. de Friedrich,Raquel C.S. Chikowski,Renata dos S. Pires,Ricardo M. Melo,Roger F. Silveira,Rosa M.B. da Urrea-Valencia,Salomé Cortez,Vagner G. Silva,Valéria F. da
Update of the Brazilian floristic list of Algae and Cyanobacteria
Abstract An updated synthesis of cyanobacteria and algae information is presented for Brazil aiming to refine the data gathered to date and evaluate the progress of the biodiversity knowledge about these organisms in the country since the publication of the Catálogo de Plantas e Fungos do Brasil. The results of 2015 showed an increase of 1,250 species (35.7%) when compared to 2010, reaching a total of 4,747 species. The most diverse classes in species number were the Bacillariophyceae, Conjugatophyceae, Florideophyceae, Cyanophyceae, Dinophyceae and Euglenophyceae. Bacillariophyceae and Cyanophyceae had the highest increase in species number in the five-year interval. The Southeast and South regions were the most diverse, however, the Northeast, with the states of Piauí and Sergipe, and the Central-west region, with Mato Grosso, Goiás and Distrito Federal, also stood out in the national algal biodiversity scenario. Despite the shortage of taxonomists and limited infrastructure, the results showed a significant improvement in the knowledge regarding the diversity of cyanobacteria and algae in the country during the study period, starting to even out regional geographical differences caused by subsampling.
2015
Menezes,Mariângela Bicudo,Carlos E. M. Moura,Carlos W. N. Alves,Aigara M. Santos,Alana A. Pedrini,Alexandre de G. Araújo,Andréa Tucci,Andrea Fajar,Aurelio Malone,Camila Kano,Cecília H. Sant'Anna,Célia L. Branco,Ciro Z. Odebrecht,Clarisse Peres,Cleto K. Neuhaus,Emanuel B. Eskinazi-Leça,Enide Aquino,Eveline Nauer,Fabio Santos,Gabriel N. Amado Filho,Gilberto M. Lyra,Goia M. Borges,Gyslaine C.P. Costa,Iara O. Nogueira,Ina de S. Oliveira,Ivania B. Paula,Joel. C.de Nunes,José M. de C. Lima,Jucicleide C. Santos,Kleber R.S. Ferreira,Leandro C. Gestinari,Lísia M.S. Cardoso,Luciana S. Figueiredo,Marcia A.O. Silva,Marcos H. Barreto,Maria B.B.B. Henriques,Maria C.O. Cunha,Maria da G.G.S. Bandeira-Pedrosa,Maria E. Oliveira-Carvalho,Maria F. Széchy,Maria T.M. Azevedo,Maria T.P. Oliveira,Mariana C. de Cabezudo,Mariê M. Santiago,Marilene F. Bergesh,Marli Fujii,Mutuê T. Bueno,Norma C. Necchi Jr.,Orlando Jesus,Priscila B. Bahia,Ricardo G. Khader,Samir Alves-da-Silva,Sandra M. Guimarães,Silvia M.P.B. Pereira,Sonia M.B. Caires,Taiara A. Meurer,Thamis Cassano,Valéria Werner,Vera R. Gama Jr.,Watson A. da Silva,Weliton J. da
Bryophytes diversity in Brazil
Abstract The bryoflora of Brazil comprises 1,524 species, 117 families, and 413 genera (11 hornworts, 633 liverworts, and 880 mosses). The most diverse families of liverworts are: Lejeuneaceae (285 species), Lepidoziaceae (48), Frullaniaceae (37), Ricciaceae (36), Plagiochilaceae (27), Radulaceae and Metzgeriaceae (26 each), Lophocoleaceae (18), Aneuraceae (15), and Calypogeiaceae (13); while, for the mosses, we have: Sphagnaceae (83 species), Fissidentaceae (65) Pottiaceae (63), Dicranaceae (54), Bryaceae and Sematophyllaceae (53 each), Orthotrichaceae and Pilotrichaceae (51 each), Calymperaceae (48), and Hypnaceae (28). These large groups account for 71% of the Brazilian bryophyte species. Lejeuneaceae and Sphagnaceae are the families with highest number of endemic taxa (54 and 60 species). The Atlantic Rainforest presents the greatest number of species (1,337), followed by the Amazon Rainforest (570) and Cerrado (478). The highest number of endemic species (242) is associated with the Atlantic Rainforest, where the Dense Ombrophilous Forest concentrates 73% of the species with 62% endemism. The Southeastern region is the most diverse in number of species (1,228) and with more endemism (219). Most endangered species are restricted to the Atlantic Rainforest of southeastern Brazil, which is the diversity and endemism centre for mosses and liverworts. The information currently presented by the Brazilian List is close to the real bryophyte diversity found in the country.
2015
Costa,Denise P. Peralta,Denilson F.
Diversity of ferns and lycophytes in Brazil
Abstract This compilation of ferns and lycophytes in Brazil is an update of the one published in 2010 in Catálogo de Plantas e Fungos do Brasil. The methodology consisted in collecting data from regional checklists, taxonomic revisions, and selected databases. Invited specialists improved the list accessing a website housed at the Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. The results show 1,253 species: 1,111 of ferns and 142 of lycophytes. This number is 6.5% higher than the previous one (1,176 spp.). The percentage of endemic species decreased from 38.2% to 36.7%. We recognized 36 families and 133 genera (vs. 33 families, 121 genera in 2010). The 10 most diverse families are Pteridaceae (196 spp.), Dryopteridaceae (179), Polypodiaceae (164), Hymenophyllaceae (90), Thelypteridaceae (86), Aspleniaceae (78), Lycopodiaceae (64), Selaginellaceae (55), Anemiaceae (51), and Cyatheaceae (45). The three most diverse genera are still Elaphoglossum (87 spp.), Thelypteris (85), and Asplenium (74). The richest phytogeographic domain continues to be in the Atlantic Rainforest with 883 species which also has the largest number of endemic and threatened species, followed by the Amazon Rainforest (503), Cerrado (269), Pantanal (30), Caatinga (26), and Pampa (eight). Minas Gerais remains as the richest state (657 spp. vs. 580 in 2010).
2015
Prado,Jefferson Sylvestre,Lana da S. Labiak,Paulo H. Windisch,Paulo G. Salino,Alexandre Barros,Iva C.L. Hirai,Regina Y. Almeida,Thaís E. Santiago,Augusto C.P. Kieling-Rubio,Maria A. Pereira,Anna Flora de N. Øllgaard,Benjamin Ramos,Carla G.V. Mickel,John T. Dittrich,Vinicius A.O. Mynssen,Claudine M. Schwartsburd,Pedro B. Condack,João Paulo S. Pereira,Jovani B.S. Matos,Fernando B.
Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil
Abstract An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country's biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, showing an increase of 3% in its species richness in relation to 2010. The Amazon Rainforest is the richest Brazilian biome for Gymnosperms, while the Atlantic Rainforest is the richest one for Angiosperms. There was a considerable increment in the number of species and endemism rates for biomes, except for the Amazon that showed a decrease of 2.5% of recorded endemics. However, well over half of Brazillian seed plant species (57.4%) is endemic to this territory. The proportion of life-forms varies among different biomes: trees are more expressive in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest biomes while herbs predominate in the Pampa, and lianas are more expressive in the Amazon, Atlantic Rainforest, and Pantanal. This compilation serves not only to quantify Brazilian biodiversity, but also to highlight areas where there information is lacking and to provide a framework for the challenge faced in conserving Brazil's unique and diverse flora.
2015
Zappi,Daniela C. Filardi,Fabiana L. Ranzato Leitman,Paula Souza,Vinícius C. Walter,Bruno M.T. Pirani,José R. Morim,Marli P. Queiroz,Luciano P. Cavalcanti,Taciana B. Mansano,Vidal F. Forzza,Rafaela C. Abreu,Maria C. Acevedo-Rodríguez,Pedro Agra,Maria F. Almeida Jr.,Eduardo B. Almeida,Gracineide S.S. Almeida,Rafael F. Alves,Flávio M. Alves,Marccus Alves-Araujo,Anderson Amaral,Maria C.E. Amorim,André M. Amorim,Bruno Andrade,Ivanilza M. Andreata,Regina H.P. Andrino,Caroline O. Anunciação,Elisete A. Aona,Lidyanne Y.S. Aranguren,Yani Aranha Filho,João L.M. Araújo,Andrea O. Araújo,Ariclenes A.M. Araújo,Diogo Arbo,María M. Assis,Leandro Assis,Marta C. Assunção,Vivian A. Athiê-Souza,Sarah M. Azevedo,Cecilia O. Baitello,João B. Barberena,Felipe F.V.A. Barbosa,Maria R.V. Barros,Fábio Barros,Lucas A.V. Barros,Michel J.F. Baumgratz,José F.A. Bernacci,Luis C. Berry,Paul E. Bigio,Narcísio C. Biral,Leonardo Bittrich,Volker Borges,Rafael A.X. Bortoluzzi,Roseli L.C. Bove,Cláudia P. Bovini,Massimo G. Braga,João M.A. Braz,Denise M. Bringel Jr.,João B.A. Bruniera,Carla P. Buturi,Camila V. Cabral,Elza Cabral,Fernanda N. Caddah,Mayara K. Caires,Claudenir S. Calazans,Luana S.B. Calió,Maria F. Camargo,Rodrigo A. Campbell,Lisa Canto-Dorow,Thais S. Carauta,Jorge P.P. Cardiel,José M. Cardoso,Domingos B.O.S. Cardoso,Leandro J.T. Carneiro,Camila R. Carneiro,Cláudia E. Carneiro-Torres,Daniela S. Carrijo,Tatiana T. Caruzo,Maria B.R. Carvalho,Maria L.S. Carvalho-Silva,Micheline Castello,Ana C.D. Cavalheiro,Larissa Cervi,Armando C. Chacon,Roberta G. Chautems,Alain Chiavegatto,Berenice Chukr,Nádia S. Coelho,Alexa A.O.P. Coelho,Marcus A.N. Coelho,Rubens L.G. Cordeiro,Inês Cordula,Elizabeth Cornejo,Xavier Côrtes,Ana L.A. Costa,Andrea F. Costa,Fabiane N. Costa,Jorge A.S. Costa,Leila C. Costa-e-Silva,Maria B. Costa-Lima,James L. Cota,Maria R.C. Couto,Ricardo S. Daly,Douglas C. De Stefano,Rodrigo D. De Toni,Karen Dematteis,Massimiliano Dettke,Greta A. Di Maio,Fernando R. Dórea,Marcos C. Duarte,Marília C. Dutilh,Julie H.A. Dutra,Valquíria F. Echternacht,Lívia Eggers,Lilian Esteves,Gerleni Ezcurra,Cecilia Falcão Junior,Marcus J.A. Feres,Fabíola Fernandes,José M. Ferreira,D.M.C. Ferreira,Fabrício M. Ferreira,Gabriel E. Ferreira,Priscila P.A. Ferreira,Silvana C. Ferrucci,Maria S. Fiaschi,Pedro Filgueiras,Tarciso S. Firens,Marcela Flores,Andreia S. Forero,Enrique Forster,Wellington Fortuna-Perez,Ana P. Fortunato,Reneé H. Fraga,Cléudio N. França,Flávio Francener,Augusto Freitas,Joelcio Freitas,Maria F. Fritsch,Peter W. Furtado,Samyra G. Gaglioti,André L. Garcia,Flávia C.P. Germano Filho,Pedro Giacomin,Leandro Gil,André S.B. Giulietti,Ana M. A.P.Godoy,Silvana Goldenberg,Renato Gomes da Costa,Géssica A. Gomes,Mário Gomes-Klein,Vera L. Gonçalves,Eduardo Gomes Graham,Shirley Groppo,Milton Guedes,Juliana S. Guimarães,Leonardo R.S. Guimarães,Paulo J.F. Guimarães,Elsie F. Gutierrez,Raul Harley,Raymond Hassemer,Gustavo Hattori,Eric K.O. Hefler,Sonia M. Heiden,Gustavo Henderson,Andrew Hensold,Nancy Hiepko,Paul Holanda,Ana S.S. Iganci,João R.V. Imig,Daniela C. Indriunas,Alexandre Jacques,Eliane L. Jardim,Jomar G. Kamer,Hiltje M. Kameyama,Cíntia Kinoshita,Luiza S. Kirizawa,Mizué Klitgaard,Bente B. Koch,Ingrid Koschnitzke,Cristiana Krauss,Nathália P. Kriebel,Ricardo Kuntz,Juliana Larocca,João Leal,Eduardo S. Lewis,Gwilym P. Lima,Carla T. Lima,Haroldo C. Lima,Itamar B. Lima,Laíce F.G. Lima,Laura C.P. Lima,Leticia R. Lima,Luís F.P. Lima,Rita B. Lírio,Elton J. Liro,Renata M. Lleras,Eduardo Lobão,Adriana Loeuille,Benoit Lohmann,Lúcia G. Loiola,Maria I.B. Lombardi,Julio A. Longhi-Wagner,Hilda M. Lopes,Rosana C. Lorencini,Tiago S. Louzada,Rafael B. Lovo,Juliana Lozano,Eduardo D. Lucas,Eve Ludtke,Raquel Luz,Christian L. Maas,Paul Machado,Anderson F.P. Macias,Leila Maciel,Jefferson R. Magenta,Mara A.G. Mamede,Maria C.H. Manoel,Evelin A. Marchioretto,Maria S. Marques,Juliana S. Marquete,Nilda Marquete,Ronaldo Martinelli,Gustavo Martins da Silva,Regina C.V. Martins,Ângela B. Martins,Erika R. Martins,Márcio L.L. Martins,Milena V. Martins,Renata C. Matias,Ligia Q. Maya-L.,Carlos A. Mayo,Simon Mazine,Fiorella Medeiros,Debora Medeiros,Erika S. Medeiros,Herison Medeiros,João D. Meireles,José E. Mello-Silva,Renato Melo,Aline Melo,André L. Melo,Efigênia Melo,José I.M. Menezes,Cristine G. Menini Neto,Luiz Mentz,Lilian A. Mezzonato,A.C. Michelangeli,Fabián A. Milward-de-Azevedo,Michaele A. Miotto,Silvia T.S. Miranda,Vitor F.O. Mondin,Cláudio A. Monge,Marcelo Monteiro,Daniele Monteiro,Raquel F. Moraes,Marta D. Moraes,Pedro L.R. Mori,Scott A. Mota,Aline C. Mota,Nara F.O. Moura,Tania M. Mulgura,Maria Nakajima,Jimi N. Nardy,Camila Nascimento Júnior,José E. Noblick,Larry Nunes,Teonildes S. O'Leary,Nataly Oliveira,Arline S. Oliveira,Caetano T. Oliveira,Juliana A. Oliveira,Luciana S.D. Oliveira,Maria L.A.A. Oliveira,Regina C. Oliveira,Renata S. Oliveira,Reyjane P. Paixão-Souza,Bruno Parra,Lara R. Pasini,Eduardo Pastore,José F.B. Pastore,Mayara Paula-Souza,Juliana Pederneiras,Leandro C. Peixoto,Ariane L. Pelissari,Gisela Pellegrini,Marco O.O. Pennington,Toby Perdiz,Ricardo O. Pereira,Anna C.M. Pereira,Maria S. Pereira,Rodrigo A.S. Pessoa,Clenia Pessoa,Edlley M. Pessoa,Maria C.R. Pinto,Luiz J.S. Pinto,Rafael B. Pontes,Tiago A. Prance,Ghillean T. Proença,Carolyn Profice,Sheila R. Pscheidt,Allan C. Queiroz,George A. Queiroz,Rubens T. Quinet,Alexandre Rainer,Heimo Ramos,Eliana Rando,Juliana G. Rapini,Alessandro Reginato,Marcelo Reis,Ilka P. Reis,Priscila A. Ribeiro,André R.O. Ribeiro,José E.L.S. Riina,Ricarda Ritter,Mara R. Rivadavia,Fernando Rocha,Antônio E.S. Rocha,Maria J.R. Rodrigues,Izabella M.C. Rodrigues,Karina F. Rodrigues,Rodrigo S. Rodrigues,Rodrigo S. Rodrigues,Vinícius T. Rodrigues,William Romaniuc Neto,Sérgio Romão,Gerson O. Romero,Rosana Roque,Nádia Rosa,Patrícia Rossi,Lúcia Sá,Cyl F.C. Saavedra,Mariana M. Saka,Mariana Sakuragui,Cássia M. Salas,Roberto M. Sales,Margareth F. Salimena,Fatima R.G. Sampaio,Daniela Sancho,Gisela Sano,Paulo T. Santos,Alessandra Santos,Élide P. Santos,Juliana S. Santos,Marianna R. Santos-Gonçalves,Ana P. Santos-Silva,Fernanda São-Mateus,Wallace Saraiva,Deisy P. Saridakis,Dennis P. Sartori,Ângela L.B. Scalon,Viviane R. Schneider,Ângelo Sebastiani,Renata Secco,Ricardo S. Senna,Luisa Senna-Valle,Luci Shirasuna,Regina T. Silva Filho,Pedro J.S. Silva,Anádria S. Silva,Christian Silva,Genilson A.R. Silva,Gisele O. Silva,Márcia C.R. Silva,Marcos J. Silva,Marcos J. Silva,Otávio L.M. Silva,Rafaela A.P. Silva,Saura R. Silva,Tania R.S. Silva-Gonçalves,Kelly C. Silva-Luz,Cíntia L. Simão-Bianchini,Rosângela Simões,André O. Simpson,Beryl Siniscalchi,Carolina M. Siqueira Filho,José A. Siqueira,Carlos E. Siqueira,Josafá C. Smith,Nathan P. Snak,Cristiane Soares Neto,Raimundo L. Soares,Kelen P. Soares,Marcos V.B. Soares,Maria L. Soares,Polyana N. Sobral,Marcos Sodré,Rodolfo C. Somner,Genise V. Sothers,Cynthia A. Sousa,Danilo J.L. Souza,Elnatan B. Souza,Élvia R. Souza,Marcelo Souza,Maria L.D.R. Souza-Buturi,Fátima O. Spina,Andréa P. Stapf,María N.S. Stefano,Marina V. Stehmann,João R. Steinmann,Victor Takeuchi,Cátia Taylor,Charlotte M. Taylor,Nigel P. Teles,Aristônio M. Temponi,Lívia G. Terra-Araujo,Mário H. Thode,Veronica Thomas,W.Wayt Tissot-Squalli,Mara L. Torke,Benjamin M. Torres,Roseli B. Tozzi,Ana M.G.A. Trad,Rafaela J. Trevisan,Rafael Trovó,Marcelo Valls,José F.M. Vaz,Angela M.S.F. Versieux,Leonardo Viana,Pedro L. Vianna Filho,Marcelo D.M. Vieira,Ana O.S. Vieira,Diego D. Vignoli-Silva,Márcia Vilar,Thaisa Vinhos,Franklin Wallnöfer,Bruno Wanderley,Maria G.L. Wasshausen,Dieter Watanabe,Maurício T.C. Weigend,Maximilian Welker,Cassiano A.D. Woodgyer,Elizabeth Xifreda,Cecilia C. Yamamoto,Kikyo Zanin,Ana Zenni,Rafael D. Zickel,Carmem S
Flora of Brazil Online: Can Brazil's botanists achieve their 2020 vision?
Abstract This paper seeks to provide an assessment of the prospects of delivering an online Flora of Brazil by 2020. Our approach is to evaluate the nature and extent of documentation of the Brazilian flora over the past 15 years before exploring whether existing botanical documentation and capacity is sufficient to support the production of a complete Flora over a five-year period. We address the following 'headline' questions: Has a high proportion of Brazilian species been described? Are collection densities sufficient to underpin a national Flora? Is there sufficient botanical expertise available to execute such a big project over a five-year period? Are there current taxonomic treatments that support the development of a national Flora? The results obtained show that the proportion of the flora estimated to have been described is high enough to be confident that those preparing Flora treatments will not be overwhelmed by the numbers of species new to science requiring description; the national average of 1.08 specimens per km2 is significant; relevant taxonomic treatments with a variety of different scopes and geographic scales are available; and, finally the botanical expertise available is demonstrated by the results presented in the List of Species of the Flora of Brasil.
2015
Morim,Marli Pires Lughadha,Eimear M. Nic
The naturalized flora of Brazil: a step towards identifying future invasive non-native species
Abstract Human-mediated species introductions are one of the defining factors of the Anthropocene. Non-native species can form invasive populations that affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, or farming. Here I summarized data on naturalized vascular species from the Brazilian list of seed plants and tested the hypotheses that more populated regions and biomes with less remaining natural vegetation harbor more naturalized species. The Atlantic Forest had the largest number of naturalized species, whereas the Pampa had the highest proportion of naturalized species in relation to the biome's total richness. The number of naturalized species was affected both by human population size and proportion of remaining natural vegetation. Family Poaceae had the highest numbers of naturalized species in all biomes, and, together with Asteraceae and Fabaceae, forms the top three families in number of naturalized species in five of the biomes. There were no records of species naturalized in all six biomes. However, of the 46 species naturalized in five out of six biomes, half were Poaceae. The results indicate that the Brazilian flora is currently composed both by native and naturalized species. Assessments of invasion risks and of impacts by naturalized species could help set management priorities and resource allocation towards control.
2015
Zenni,Rafael Dudeque
Angiosperm Checklist of Espírito Santo: using electronic tools to improve the knowledge of an Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot
Abstract A checklist of angiosperm species for the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is presented. A total of 6,204 native species was recorded, representing an increase of 16% in species richness for the area. Espírito Santo shelters 32% of the native species of Brazil's Atlantic Forest and holds 516 endemic species (8.3% of the total registered taxa for the State). Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae are the families with highest number of endemic species (142 spp. and 80 spp., respectively), followed by Myrtaceae (33 spp.), Melastomataceae (30 spp.), and Araceae (23 spp.). This paper represents an important landmark for future research in plant diversity in Espírito Santo, and highlights the importance of consulting online databases in order to update the knowledge presented by the Brazilian flora checklist.
2015
Dutra,Valquíria Ferreira Alves-Araújo,Anderson Carrijo,Tatiana Tavares