Magnoliophyta species of restinga, state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract

Restinga vegetation occurs along the entire coast of Brazil. The 187 km of coastline of the state of Pernambuco demonstrates a diversity of habitats, such as beaches, dunes, and restingas. The present study sought to elaborate a checklist of the phanerogamic species found there. The species listed were compiled from surveys undertaken between 1951 and 2007, as well as from herbaria collections in that state. A total of 477 species distributed among 303 genera and 95 families were encountered. The families with the greatest numbers of species were Poaceae (39 species), Fabaceae (34), Cyperaceae (26), Euphorbiaceae (25), Myrtaceae (24), Rubiaceae (20), Caesalpiniaceae (17), Mimosaceae (16), Asteraceae (14), Orchidaceae (14), Bromeliaceae (9), Boraginaceae (8), Malvaceae (8), Solanaceae (8), and Annonaceae, Araceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Malpighiaceae, and Melastomataceae (7 each). Approximately 60 % of the species were common to other restinga areas in northeastern Brazil, and 39.3 % were restricted to the coast of Pernambuco.

Magnoliophyta, restinga vegetation, state of Ceará, Brazil

“…A checklist prepared by Zickel et al (2007) for Pernambuco state likewise noted high frequencies for the families Fabaceae (67 spp. ), Poaceae (39 spp.…”

“…In comparisons Sacramento et al 2007;Zickel et al 2007;Silva et al 2008;Almeida Jr. et al 2009 -Pernambuco;Esteves 1980 -Alagoas;and Pinto et al 1984;Viana et al 2006 -Bahia), 91% of the species listed for Ceará were also reported in other coastal areas of northeastern zones along most of the Brazilian coast (Pinto et al, 1984;Cordazzo and Costa, 1989 In general, many species observed along in this region of northeastern coast (northern coast of northeastern Brazil) are also present in the cerrado and caatinga biomes. Santos-Filho (personal communication) analyzed the restinga flora of Piauí state and, in spite of its floristic similarity with cerrado and caatinga, a significant presence of Atlantic Forest species was also noted.…”

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“…The plant material (leaves) was collected in the municipality of Itamaracá, Pernambuco, about 50 km from Recife, bounded on the north by the municipality of Goiana, on the south by Igarassu to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and to the west by Itapissuma (Zickel et al, 2007). A specimen of the species was identified and deposited in the Herbarium of the Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco (IPA) under number 86565.…”

“…The attribution of the chemical shifts of the hydrogen and carbon atoms of the phytyl group (Table 2) was also based in the 1D and 2D NMR spectral data involving comparison with values described in literature (Capasso et al, 1998;Zickel et al, 2007).…”

“…Guettarda platypoda DC is a shrubby species widly distribution along the Brazilian coast, especially in the Northeast (Pereira and Barbosa, 2004;Zickel et al, 2007). It is commonly used as antipyretic, anti-inflammatory (Aquino et al, 1988a;Aquino et al, 1988b;Bhattacharyya and Almeida, 1985;Ferrari et al, 1986) and antiviral remedy against rhinovirus type 1B and the vesicular stomatitis vírus (Aquino et al, 1989).…”