Morphology

Cavalcanti, Taciana Barbosa

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“…In Brazil there are 14 genera and 241 species of Lythraceae, of which 178 are endemics (Flora e Funga do Brasil 2023, continuously updated). The Brazilian Lythraceae were treated or cited in the state floras of Santa Catarina (Lourteig 1969), Goiás e Tocantins (Cavalcanti et al 2001), São Paulo (Cavalcanti & Graham 2002), Acre (Daly & Silveira 2008), Alagoas (Lyra-Lemos et al 2010), Distrito Federal (Cavalcanti & Graham 2011), Pernambuco (Lima 2020) and Rio Grande do Sul (Facco et al 2022). They were also cited in several local floras such as Serra do Cipó/Minas Gerais (Cavalcanti 1990); Serra de Grão-Mogol/Minas Gerais (Cavalcanti 2004); Reserva Biológica de Guaribas/Paraíba (Nunes & Lima 2017); Reserva Ducke/Amazonas (Martins et al 1999); Mirandiba/ Pernambuco (Cavalcanti 2009); Serra dos Carajás/ Pará (Cavalcanti et al 2016) and Usina São José, Igarassu/Pernambuco (Lima et al 2020).…”

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Flora of Ceará, Brazil: Lythraceae

Silva,

Souza,

Sampaio

et al. 2023

Rodriguésia

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This study aimed to carry out a floristic-taxonomic survey of the Lythraceae representatives, as part of the project “Flora do Ceará: knowing to conserve”. The data were obtained via the morphologicals analysis of samples collected in the field, and collections in herbaria as well as in specialized bibliographies. In the state of Ceará, Lythraceae is represented by 15 species belonging to four genera: Ammannia (2); Cuphea (9), Lafoensia (3) and Pleurophora (1). The species were recorded in different phytophysiognomies, but they occur preferentially in the Steppic Savanna (Caatinga and/or Carrasco), in the Dense Ombrophilous Forest (Wet Forest) and in the Vegetation Complex of the Coastal Zone (Dunes and Lowland Semideciduous Forests). The taxon with the highest number of records was Cuphea campestris, which ocurrs in 26 municipalities. Eight species were recorded in ten conservation units in Ceará. Four species are endemic to the northeastern region: Cuphea campestris, C. laricoides, C. loefgrenii and Lafoensia glyptocarpa. Lafoensia glyptocarpa and L. pacari are new records for Ceará. The identification key, morphological descriptions, comments on distribution, ecology, phenology, uses, maps, and species illustrations are presented.

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