Baccharis magnifica (Asteraceae, Astereae): a striking new species endemic to the summits of Serra do Caparao, southeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Heiden, Gustavo ^[1] ; Leoni, Lucio De Souza ^[2] ; Nakajima, Jimi Naoki ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Fac Redentor, Herbario Guido Pabst GFJP, BR-28300000 Itaperuna, RJ - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Inst Biol, BR-38400902 Uberlandia, MG - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PHYTOTAXA; v. 162, n. 4, p. 211-216, MAR 17 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 5

Abstract

Baccharis magnifica, a new species endemic to the summits of the Serra do Caparao along the border between Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, is described. The new species is easily recognized by its shrubby habit, showy green and slightly wine-tinged, long-petiolate leaves with ciliate margins and corymbiform capitulescences. It is morphologically most similar to the allopatric B. macrophylla, which inhabits the mountain summits of the southerly Serra da Mantiqueira range. Illustrations, a distribution map, habitat information, and a conservation assessment are also provided for the new species. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/18385-0 - Diversification of megadiverse genera in the Neotropical Region: systematics and evolution of Baccharis L. and Mikania Willd. (Asteraceae)
• Grantee: José Rubens Pirani
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 12/17911-3 - Evolution and biogeography of Baccharis (Asteraceae): a genus megadiverse in the Neotropical Region
• Grantee: Gustavo Heiden
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 10/00519-8 - Systematics of Baccharis (Asteraceae: Astereae)
• Grantee: Gustavo Heiden
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate