A Synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) in Brazil, with the Description of Two New Species

Abstract

Abstract—A synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) for Brazil is presented. Six species are recognized: Dicliptera ciliaris, D. sexangularis, and D. squarrosa, widely distributed in South America; D. purpurascens, which ranges from the North Region of Brazil (in the state of Acre) to eastern Bolivia; D. gracilirama, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil; and D. granchaquenha, a new species recorded in dry and semideciduous forests in Bolivia and western Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Furthermore, we propose new synonyms and designate lectotypes for eleven names. An identification key to the six accepted Dicliptera species in Brazil is provided.

Acanthaceae from Cuiabá lowlands, Mato Grosso, Brazil: a vegetational mosaic extending from Chapada dos Guimarães to Pantanal

“…0.1 cm long, ovoid. The species was recorded in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, the Caribbean, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Suriname, United States, and Venezuela (Berendsohn & Araniva de González 1989;BFG 2015BFG , 2018Costa-Lima & Chagas 2020;Daniel 1995;Jørgensen et al 2014;Wasshausen 1995). In Brazil it is recorded in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Tocantins.…”