Paepalanthusserpens, a new microendemic species of Eriocaulaceae from the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Published in: PhytoKeys no. 48; p. 43
• Main Authors: Echternacht, Livia, Trovó, Marcelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria 2015
• Subjects: Campo Rupestre; Threatened species; Paepalanthoideae; Poales; Microendemism

We describe and illustrate Paepalanthusserpens, a microendemic species of Eriocaulaceae from the Espinhaço Range. The species is known from a single population growing in rocky areas of the Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais. It is placed in Paepalanthusser.Paepalanthus, and is easily distinguished from it...