Rediscoveries in Eriocaulaceae: seven narrowly distributed taxa from the Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Published in: Feddes repertorium Vol. 121; no. 3-4; pp. 117 - 126
• Main Authors: Echternacht, Livia, Trovó, Marcelo, Takeo Sano, Paulo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.09.2010; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Actinocephalus; endemism; extinction; IUNC Red List; Paepalanthus; Syngonanthus

We report the rediscovery of seven Eriocaulaceae taxa, which were known exclusively from the type collection or from historic collections. The taxa are Actinocephalus cipoensis, Actinocephalus coutoensis, Actinocephalus ithyphyllus, Paepalanthus argenteus var. elatus, Paepalanthus decussus, Paepalan...