-(Pteridophytes of the native vegetation of Jardim Botânico Municipal de Bauru, São Paulo State, Brazil). In this paper we present a floristic survey of the pteridophytes from the native vegetation of the Jardim Botânico Municipal de Bauru (JBMB), Bauru, São Paulo State, Brazil. The JBMB is located in the central region of the State, it has an area of 321.71 ha and the principal vegetation kinds are savanna ("Cerrado"), remnants of "Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Aluvial", and "Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Submontana". The material was collected according to the usual techniques for vascular plants and deposited in the Herbaria JBMB, UNBA, and SP. The data showed the occurrence of 54 taxa, distributed in 28 genera, 49 species, one subspecies, and four varieties. The most representative genera are: Thelypteris (11 species) and Blechnum (four species). Polybotrya goyazensis Brade and Thelypteris biformata (Rosenst.) R.M. Tryon are new citations to São Paulo State. Thelypteris eriosora (Fée) Ponce was recorded for the first time to the central region of the State in low elevations.

The shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora.

As pteridófitas constituem um componente importante da flora tropical, representando aproximadamente 10% do total de plantas vasculares de florestas tropicais, sendo o grupo dominante entre a vegetação herbácea. O objetivo do trabalho foi verificar se as comunidades de pteridófitas de duas áreas de Mata Atlântica, Floresta de Restinga (FRS) e Floresta Ombrófila Densa de Terras Baixas (FTB), situadas sobre solos notavelmente distintos e separadas por uma grande rodovia, difeririam em sua composição florística e diversidade. Estas duas fisionomias estão localizadas no Núcleo Picinguaba do Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Ubatuba, São Paulo (23° 31' a 23° 34' S e 45° 02' a 45° 05' W). Em cada área delimitamos sete parcelas de 20 × 20 m, nas quais os indivíduos foram coletados, identificados e recenseados. Efetuamos três métodos de análise multivariada (TWINSPAN, UPGMA e PCO) para verificar a existência de grupos florísticos; calculamos o índice de Payandeh para definirmos o nível de agregação de cada espécie em cada uma das duas áreas (FRS e FTB); obtivemos espécies indicadoras para cada área; e realizamos análises de diversidade (riqueza, equabilidade e heterogeneidade). Nas duas áreas amostramos 3.482 indivíduos, dos quais 1.366 ocorrem na FRS e 2.116 na FTB. Encontramos 14 espécies na FRS e 29 na FTB; cinco espécies foram compartilhadas entre as duas áreas. As análises de grupos florísticos mostraram a formação de dois blocos bem definidos (FRS × FTB). Na FRS, relativamente mais espécies apresentaram distribuição agregada e menos espécies apresentaram distribuição aleatória em relação à FTB. Encontramos quatro espécies indicadoras para a FRS e oito para a FTB. As curvas resultantes da rarefação por indivíduos indicaram forte diferença de riqueza específica entre as duas comunidades, favorável à FTB. As diferenças encontradas podem estar relacionadas às características físico-químicas do solo (mais fértil e menos tóxico na FTB), à dinâmica da água (as espécies vegetais da FRS estão, de modo geral, sujeitas ao estresse hídrico) e ao impacto causado pela estrada que corta o Parque. Esses aspectos poderiam estar relacionados a diferentes formas de ocupação de nichos e ao fato de que algumas espécies em ambientes com recursos limitados e distribuídos heterogeneamente no espaço, como é o caso da Restinga estudada, eliminariam as demais.

This work contributes to the knowledge of the fern and lycophytes diversity in the Picinguaba and Santa Virginia Nuclei, Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar (PESM), Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, as well as to provide subsidies to identification of the found taxa in these areas. In total, 30 collecting expeditions were conducted and the vouchers were deposited at UEC Herbarium. We have identified 135 species distributed in 53 genera and 19 families for both areas. The most representative families were Polypodiaceae (28 species) and Dryopteridaceae (19 species), whereas Asplenium (12 species), Blechnum and Elaphoglossum (8 species each) were the most important genera. Epiphytic species predominated (62 overall), probably due to the presence of favorable habitats. Among the taxa, 41 are considered endemic from Brazil, 35 of them endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Five species are classified as vulnerable according to the “Official list of endangered species in the State of São Paulo”: Elaphoglossum macahense (Fée) Rosenst., Anetium citrifolium (L.) Splitg., Asplenium muellerianum Rosenst., Cyathea glaziovii (Fée) Domin, and Thelypteris angustifolia (Willd.) Proctor, which emphasizes the importance of preservation areas such as the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar. An identification key has been elaborated to help with the recognition of these groups in Picinguaba and Santa Virgínia Nuclei.

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