A new record for guyana reveals the disjunct distribution of tragia cearensis pax & K. Hoffm. (euphorbiaceae)

Tragia cearensis, which was known only from northeastern Brazil in caatinga (dryland) vegetation, has its distribution expanded after the discovery of its presence in the savanna of Guyana, providing the first evidence of a disjunct distribution between those dry areas among Tragia species. Tragia c...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Cordeiro, Wesley Patrício Freire de Sá, Athiê-Souza, Sarah Maria, Torres, Alícia Marques [UNESP], de Melo, André Laurênio, de Sales, Margareth Ferreira
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/221613
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.6.1603
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/221613
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Plukenetieae
Savanna
Taxonomy
Tragiinae
Descrição
Resumo:Tragia cearensis, which was known only from northeastern Brazil in caatinga (dryland) vegetation, has its distribution expanded after the discovery of its presence in the savanna of Guyana, providing the first evidence of a disjunct distribution between those dry areas among Tragia species. Tragia cearensis could be recognized by having long, capitate, glandular trichomes at the apex of the petiole, the absence of glandular trichomes on the inflorescences and apices of the branches, and verrucose seeds. A detailed description, additional taxonomic notes, illustrations, and a distribution map are presented.