Epilogue

Abstract

The huge impact of the publication of the Brazilian Catalogue of Plants and Fungi in 2010 spread further from the plant taxonomy arena, influencing the stability of nomenclature from biodiversity surveys to ecology and conservation research and also becoming the reference for plant names within other areas. The Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil (<http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/>), or Brazilian List, answers to the demand for plant species name certification coming from customs, policy making, legislation and above all, the scientists and general public. The species list became the reference for floristic and plant survey studies in Brazil and is currently used by ecologists, foresters, agronomists and geographers. Since 2010, the website has received over 1.5 million visits from half a million users hitting over 13 million pages, remaining in the site in average for 12 minutes. Herbarium curators and the users of plant collections who need to check plant names and their occurrence within Brazil can count on this list as their main place for consultation. Formerly dominant sites, such as Missouri Botanical Gardens (www.mobot.org) and International Plant Names Index (www.ipni.org) are nowadays secondary to the Brazilian List for researchers concerned with Brazilian plants.The stabilization of nomenclature and provision of a taxonomic backbone has impacted positively towards the country's contribution for species conservation status assessments (GSPC Target 2) carried out by the Centro Nacional de Conservação da Flora/CNCFlora. The improved data quality has also positively impacted individual researchers and herbaria, since it provides a secure source for correct and accepted names.

Flora das cangas da Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: história, área de estudos e metodologia

“…Descriptive, detailed knowledge presented by flora writing is needed to differentiate plant species found in this country, the richest flora registered in the world, that comprises around 10% of the plants of the planet (BFG 2015;Zappi et al 2015). The Flora do Brasil 2020 project (Flora do Brasil 2020 under construction) brings together over 700 contributors who are preparing and on-line flora aiming to meet Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, signed by the Brazilian government.…”

Shade drives plant community changes of ground‐layer savanna vegetation: Short‐term changes under an experimental approach

“…Although this component has long been neglected in studies of woody encroachment, recent studies have paid closer attention to it (Pilon et al, 2021). In addition to their role in maintaining the fire cycle due to their flammability, ground‐layer species represent most of the Cerrado plant biodiversity, with six to seven times as many ground‐level species as tree species in the biome (Mendonça et al, 2008; Zappi et al, 2015). The ground layer is also rich in growth forms and functional strategies, reflecting Cerrado's environmental heterogeneity (Bustamante et al, 2012; Gottsberger & Silberbauer‐Gottsberger, 2006; Pilon et al, 2021; Rossatto & Franco, 2017; Rossatto et al, 2015).…”

Limonium brasiliense (Boiss.) Kuntze Seeds: Disinfestation and Conservation of Viability Under Storage

“…Kuntze (Plumbaginaceae), popularly known as 'baicuru' or 'guaicuru' , is native to Brazil, occurring naturally in the states of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Rio de Janeiro, in the coast, restingas, and mangrove areas. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, of approximately 40 cm in height, with verticillate leaves in rosettes, reddish and thick rhizomes, flowers with reddish corolla and bluish calyx, and dehiscent fruits (Zappi et al, 2015).…”