Abstract

MELO, José Iranildo Miranda de; ANTAR, Guilherme M.; SILVA, Luan Pedro da  and  SILVA, Thaynara de Sousa. NEW RECORDS IN BRAZIL REVEAL A DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION FOR CORDIA WEDDELLII (CORDIACEAE). Darwiniana, nueva serie [online]. 2021, vol.9, n.2, pp.320-328. ISSN 0011-6793.  http://dx.doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2021.92.964.

Melo, J. I. M.; G. M. Antar, L. P. Silva & T. S. Silva. 2021. New records in Brazil reveal a disjunct distribution for Cordia weddellii (Cordiaceae). Darwiniana, nueva serie 9(2): 320-328.

Cordia weddellii, a species of Cordia sect. Cordia (Cordiaceae, Boraginales) endemic to South America is recorded for the first time in Brazil, growing in Cerrado vegetation in Bahia and Tocantins states. A distribution map, photographs, comments on the habitat and phenology, and a preliminary conservation assessment are provided for the species. Additionally, we provide a lectotype for C. weddellii.

Keywords : Boraginales; Cerrado; distribution; diversity; Tocantins..

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