Description vs deforestation: Couepia brevistaminea (Chrysobalanaceae), a new species on the frontier of agricultural expansion in the Brazilian savanna

Autor(es)

Barbosa-Silva, Rafael Gomes ^{[1, 2]} ; Antar, Guilherme Medeiros ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Inst Tecnol Vale, Belem, Para - Brazil

^[2] Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Coord Bot, Ave Perimetral 1901, BR-66077830 Belem, Para - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, Rua Matao 277, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PHYTOTAXA; v. 471, n. 1, p. 38-46, NOV 10 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The Brazilian savanna (Cerrado domain), although without significant richness of Chrysobalanaceae, has widely distributed species of this family, and some endemic to this domain. Couepia, a Neotropical genus, includes 62 species distributed mainly in lowland tropical forests with three species recognized for the Brazilian savanna. Here we report a new species of Couepia endemic to Brazilian savanna in the region with the greatest agricultural advance in Brazil, from the states of Tocantins and Goias. We provide a description, a distribution map, photographs, a preliminary conservation status assessment and comparisons with other species of the genus that occur in this domain. With this addition we help to contribute to the knowledge of plant biodiversity, which is an urgent and fundamental step towards planning and carrying out conservation actions. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/01851-7 - Composição florística de campo sujo e diversidade do estrato herbáceo-subarbustivo em áreas sujeitas à ação do fogo e áreas protegidas na região do Jalapão, TO
• Beneficiário: Guilherme de Medeiros Antar
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado