Sinningia gigantifolia Chautems (Gesneriaceae) first record in the São Paulo State

Authors

  • Frederico Alexandre Roccia Dal Pozzo Arzolla São Paulo, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, Instituto Florestal
  • Gláucia Cortez Ramos de Paula São Paulo, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, Instituto Florestal
  • Alain Philippe Chautems Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques
  • George John Shepherd Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Botânica

Keywords:

São Paulo State Flora, Serra da Mantiqueira, Serra do Baú, rupicolous species, habitat, identification key

Abstract

Sinningia gigantifolia Chautems is a rupicolous species restricted to the Serra da Mantiqueira and higher parts of the Serra do Mar in SE Brazil, ocurring mainly in forest formations. This note presents the first record of this species for São Paulo State, from the Serra do Baú, in São Bento do Sapucaí. A full species description, an analysis of its distribution and a revised key to the genus Sinningia for the Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo are provided.
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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Arzolla, F. A. R. D. P., Paula, G. C. R. de, Chautems, A. P., & Shepherd, G. J. (2007). Sinningia gigantifolia Chautems (Gesneriaceae) first record in the São Paulo State. Biota Neotropica, 7(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/344

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2007): v7n3

Section

Short Communications

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