Sugarloaf Land in south-eastern Brazil: a tropical hotspot of lowland inselberg plant diversity

• Published in: Biodiversity data journal Vol. 8; pp. e53135 - 26
• Main Authors: de Paula, Luiza, Azevedo, Luísa, Mauad, Luana, Cardoso, Leandro, Braga, João Marcelo, Kollmann, Ludovic, Fraga, Claudio, Menini Neto, Luiz, Labiak, Paulo, Mello-Silva, Renato, Porembski, Stefan, Forzza, Rafaela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 19.06.2020
• Subjects: Atlantic Forest; barcoding; Biodiversity & Conservation; Brazil; Cenozoic; conservation status; Data Paper (Biosciences); endangered species; flora; Floristics & Distribution; forests; granite outcrops; herbaria; landscapes; Plantae; rock outcrops; South America; species diversity; Taxonomy; vascular plants; Brazil; rupicolous plants; granite outcrops; Atlantic Forest; rock outcrops

Isolated monoliths of granitic and/or gneissic rock rising abruptly from the surrounding landscape are known as inselbergs. Dome-shaped inselbergs are common throughout the Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, a region known as Sugarloaf Land (SLL). This study aimed to create the first checklist...