A list of land plants of Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Brazil, highlights the presence of sampling gaps within this protected area

Brazilian protected areas are essential for plant conservation in the Atlantic Forest domain, one of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots. A major challenge for improving conservation actions is to know the plant richness, protected by these areas. Online databases offer an accessible way to build plant species lists and to provide relevant information about biodiversity. A list of land plants of “Parque Nacional do Caparaó” (PNC) was previously built using online databases and published on the website "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil." Here, we provide and discuss additional information about plant species richness, endemism and conservation in the PNC that could not be included in the List. We documented 1,791 species of land plants as occurring in PNC, of which 63 are cited as threatened (CR, EN or VU) by the Brazilian National Red List, seven as data deficient (DD) and five as priorities for conservation. Fifity-one species were possible new ocurrences for ES and MG states

ATLANTIC EPIPHYTES: a data set of vascular and non-vascular epiphyte plants and lichens from the Atlantic Forest

Epiphytes are hyper-diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non-vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence and abundance; (2) describe the epiphyte distribution in the Atlantic Forest, in order to indicate future sampling efforts. Our work presents the first epiphyte data set with information on abundance and occurrence of epiphyte phorophyte species. All data compiled here come from three main sources provided by the authors: published sources (comprising peer-reviewed articles, books, and theses), unpublished data, and herbarium data. We compiled a data set composed of 2,095 species, from 89,270 holo/hemiepiphyte records, in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, recorded from 1824 to early 2018. Most of the records were from qualitative data (occurrence only, 88%), well distributed throughout the Atlantic Forest. For quantitative records, the most common sampling method was individual trees (71%), followed by plot sampling (19%), and transect sampling (10%). Angiosperms (81%) were the most frequently registered group, and Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae were the families with the greatest number of records (27,272 and 21,945, respectively). Ferns and Lycophytes presented fewer records than Angiosperms, and Polypodiaceae were the most recorded family, and more concentrated in the Southern and Southeastern regions. Data on non-vascular plants and lichens were scarce, with a few disjunct records concentrated in the Northeastern region of the Atlantic Forest. For all non-vascular plant records, Lejeuneaceae, a family of liverworts, was the most recorded family. We hope that our effort to organize scattered epiphyte data help advance the knowledge of epiphyte ecology, as well as our understanding of macroecological and biogeographical patterns in the Atlantic Forest. No copyright restrictions are associated with the data set. Please cite this Ecology Data Paper if the data are used in publication and teaching events. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology © 2019 The Ecological Society of Americ

Taxonomic revision of Grammitidaceae (C. Presl) Ching (Pteridophyta) species in Brazil

O presente trabalho trata da revisão taxonômica das espécies de Grammitidaceae que ocorrem no Brasil. Com base nos caracteres morfológicos foram reconhecidas 55 espécies, distribuídas em oito gêneros, a saber: Ceradenia (7 spp.) Cochlidium (6 spp.) Grammllis (2 spp.), Lellingeria (14 spp), Melpomene. (7 spp.), Micropolypodium (6 spp), Terpsichore (12 spp.) e Zygophlebia (1 spp.) São apresentadas descrições e comentários para gêneros e espécies, chaves de identificação, ilustrações e mapas de distribuição das espécies no Brasil. Uma análise dos caracteres mais relevantes para o reconhecimento dos táxons e seus padrões de distribuição geográfica também são apresentados.The present survey deals with the taxonomic revision of Grammitidaceae in Brazil. Based on morphological characteres, 55 species were recognized, being distributed in eight genera, as follow: Ceradenia (7 spp.), Cochlidium (6 spp.), rammitis (2 spp.), Lellingeria (14 spp.), Melpomene (7 spp.), Micropolypodium (6 spp.), Terpsichore (12 spp.), and Zygophlebia (1 spp.). Descriptions and comments of the genera and species, identification keys, illustrations, and distribution maps are provided. An analysis of the important taxonomic features for recognition of the taxa and their geographical patterns of distribution are also presented

As esp\ue9cies de Terpsichore A.R. Sm. e Zygophlebia L.E. Bishop (Grammitidaceae) do Brasil

O presente trabalho apresenta um tratamento taxonômico para as espécies de Terpsichore e Zygophlebia que ocorrem no Brasil. Das 12 espécies de Terpsichore, nove ocorrem na Floresta Atlântica do sudeste e sul do Brasil, quatro na Cadeia do Espinhaço, em Minas Gerais e quatro nas cadeias de montanhas próximas às fronteiras entre o Brasil, Venezuela e Guianas. O gênero Zygophlebia, representado por uma espécie (Zygophlebia longipilosa (C.Chr.) L.E. Bishop, ocorre apenas na Floresta Atlântica brasileira. São apresentadas considerações acerca da classificação, uma análise crítica sobre cada táxon e seus sinônimos, descrições e distribuição geográfica das espécies, bem como chaves para identificação, comentários sobre as espécies mais semelhantes e ilustrações

New Combinations in Serpocaulon and a Provisional Key for the Atlantic Rain Forest Species

Volume: 98Start Page: 139End Page: 15

Samambaias e licófitas do Parque Estadual do Guartelá, PR, Brasil

Este estudo trata do levantamento das espécies de samambaias e licófitas do Parque Estadual do Guartelá, Paraná, área caracterizada por um intricado mosaico de formações vegetacionais e geológicas. Foram encontradas 164 espécies, distribuídas em 18 famílias e 59 gêneros. Ficou evidente que a configuração fitofisionomica/geológica é um fator determinante na preferência habitats das espécies encontradas. Cheilanthes goyazensis e Phlegmariurus badinianus são o primeiro registro para o Estado do Paraná, já Lindsaea stricta é o segundo registro para o Estado, enquanto Anemia ferruginea e Cyathea myriotricha constituem o terceiro registro para o Estado. Além dessas, oito espécies são novos registros para o Segundo Planalto Paranaense. Concluímos que a heterogeneidade ambiental da área esta diretamente relacionada com a elevada riqueza florística local