New records of Bronwenia megaptera (B. Gates) W. R. Anderson & C. C. Davis for the State of Piauí, Brazil

Abstract

This study aimed to record the occurrence of the species Bronwenia megaptera (B. Gates) WR Anderson & CC Davis in an area of the territory of the State of Piauí, Brazil The species was collected in the city of Pedro II, in a tension area that gathers characteristics of Cerrado and Caatinga shrubland. The study provides a brief characterization of the botanical family and descriptions of the genus and species. The species had already been found in the states of Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Ceará. In addition to depicting the geographic occurrence of the plant, a morphological and anatomical characterization of the species was made, with the assembly of a board with images of the most relevant aspects of the morphology and anatomy of the plant.