Abstract:ranks as the 7 th Brazilian state in terms of diversity of angiosperms, ferns, and lycophytes (Dutra et al. 2015;Prado et al. 2015). This comes as a result of its variety of environments whose geographic formations extend from sea level to elevations of up to 2,892 m. Historically, the state's development was impeded by royal decree as a way to prevent the smuggling of gold, which delayed its economic growth by at least 300 years compared to other captaincies (Nascimento 2016). This delay was also reflected in… Show more
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