Hyptidendron Harley, one of the 19 genera recognized for subtribe Hyptidinae, has some its species with a narrow campos rupestres (a Brazilian vegetational formation) distribution, often restricted to single mountain range. We report new species, pulcherrimum Antar & sp. nov., endemic in Serra do Padre Ângelo, disjunct area from where angiosperm have been recently described. The is unique due morphological combination flowers arranged dichasial cymes, indumentum composed curved, rigid,...

Begonia piranga (Begoniaceae) is a new narrowly endemic species from the campos rupestres of Serra do Padre Ângelo, quartzitic massif in Conselheiro Pena, eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Description, diagnosis, taxonomic comments, detailed illustrations, field photographs, and provisional IUCN Red List Assessment are provided. The considered Critically Endangered due to its restricted occurrence high elevation rock outcrops, small population size, decline quality habitat....

Drosera magnifica, a microendemic sundew discovered on single mountain top in eastern Minas Gerais (southeastern Brazil), is described here as new species for science. Regarded the largest New World and one of three species, it was just recently through photographs posted social network Facebook. A detailed description, remarks ecology, habitat, conservation, distribution map, line drawings, are provided, well comparison between related taxa (D. graminifolia D. spiralis). The considered...

Carnivorous plants (CPs)—those possessing specific strategies to attract, capture and kill animal prey obtain nutrition through the absorption of their biomass—are harbingers anthropogenic degradation destruction ecosystems. CPs exhibit highly specialised often very sensitive ecologies, being generally restricted nutrient-impoverished habitats where carnivory offers a competitive advantage. As such, they are first species disappear following habitat degradation, land use change, alteration...

Background and aims – Huberia is a genus with 37 species mostly occurring in high elevation grasslands eastern Brazil, except for four the Andes of Ecuador Peru. It belongs to tribe Pyramieae (Melastomataceae) can be recognized by tetra- heptamerous flowers campanulate or apically constricted hypanthium, white light-pink purple petals, stamens bearing dorsal connective appendages. Material methods We describe five new also provide detailed photographs, taxonomic notes, distribution maps,...

Drosera quartzicola (Droseraceae), a new species from the Serra do Cipó highlands, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, is described here. The morphological characters that distinguish it similar are discussed, together with habitat information, detailed illustrations, and its conservation status. A key to of provided.

A Serra do Padre Ângelo, um maciço quartzítico no leste de Minas Gerais, Brasil, foi apelidada "Terra Gigantes" devido ao gigantismo observado em algumas espécies plantas encontradas seus campos rupestres. Durante o trabalho campo para inventário florístico desta Serra, uma pequena espécie Eriocaulaceae coletada. Inicialmente, acreditava-se ser nova espécie, mas revisão minuciosa dos nomes e espécimes tipo revelou que ela era na verdade conspecífica com Paepalanthus minimus. Esse táxon...

A new interaction between insects and carnivorous plants is reported from Brazil. Larvae of the predatory flower fly Toxomerus basalis (Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphinae) have been found scavenging on sticky leaves several sundew species (Drosera, Droseraceae) in Minas Gerais São Paulo states, SE This syrphid apparently spends its whole larval stage feeding prey trapped by Drosera leaves. The nature this plant-animal relationship discussed, as well involved, locations where T. was observed. 180...

The Drosera villosa complex is here reviewed and includes six species endemic to Brazil: D. villosa, identified for the first time as a narrow native neighboring highlands of Serra Negra do Ibitipoca, in southern Minas Gerais state; ascendens, rediscovered nearly 200 years after its description, narrowly Diamantina Plateau, central Gerais; graomogolensis, northern Gerais, but found be more widespread than previously reported; latifolia, highly polymorphic taxon, placed synonymy heretofore...

Background and aims – Recent botanical discoveries have highlighted the occurrence of campos rupestres in Serra do Padre Ângelo (SPA), eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Here, we introduce first new species Paepalanthus subg. Xeractis to be described last three decades. Discovered SPA, it belongs an emblematic lineage endemic Gerais.Material methods The is based on herbarium material situ observations. A morphological phylogenetic analysis was carried out by including a previously published...

The species of the affinity Drosera montana (Droseraceae) are reviewed taxonomically and complex is redefined to include only D. montana, tentaculata, tomentosa var. tomentosa, glabrata, spirocalyx. latter a newly described narrow endemic from Serra do Cipó in central Minas Gerais state, Brazil. morphological characters distinguishing these five taxa each other similar discussed together with habitat ecological information. Detailed illustrations, photographs, distribution maps an...

A new species of Krenakanthus, a member the bromelioid “Cryptanthoid complex”, is described based on plants discovered through collaborative citizen science. Krenakanthus ribeiranus and its only congener K. roseolilacinus are endemic to “João Pinto Center Biodiversity”, still poorly explored region with Campos Rupestres associated vegetation in Rio Doce Valley, eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The unusual combination morphological characters ribeiranus, highlighted by plant delicacy...

Stigmatodon medeirosii (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae), a new hyperepilithic species, restricted to vertical rock walls of the inselbergs eastern Minas Gerais, in medium Rio Doce River basin, southeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. Diagnostic characters affinities species are discussed, accompanied by notes on its ecology, geographic distribution, conservation status. The most similar S. fontellanus lemeanus from Espírito Santo state but distinguished set vegetative reproductive...

Background – Recent collection efforts in Serra do Padre Ângelo, Pico da Aliança, and Sete Salões State Park, all located the state of Minas Gerais, have uncovered many botanical zoological novelties. The region is an outlying campos rupestres area inserted Atlantic Forest phytogeographic domain, with its flora mostly related to that core Espinhaço Range. Three species Asteraceae, one most representative families rupestres, been recently described for area. Here we report two new from genera...

Stigmatodon enigmaticus is described and illustrated as a new lithophytic taxon from the quartzitic Campos Rupestres within biodiversity hotspot of Atlantic Forest, in Minas Gerais state, Southeastern Brazil. This puzzling species presents floral features that are unique genus they associated with ornithophily, most Vriesea, contrasting chiropterous all previously known species. It assigned to “S. limae group”, being similar S. vexatus, which it compared. microendemic here assessed...

Abstract A new species, Genlisea tuberosa, is described from the campos rupestres of central and eastern Brazil. detailed description, line drawings, photographs SEM photomicrographs seeds are provided for together with remarks on ecology, distribution habitat. The characters distinguishing G. tuberosa similar taxa discussed.

Five new species of Genlisea are described from Brazil, and all eight subgenus Tayloria illustrated, including remarks on ecology, biogeography, habitat. Distribution maps, line drawings, photographs the corolla, SEM microphotographs seeds presented for species, an identification key is provided subgenus.

Drosera graminifolia and D. spiralis have long been considered conspecific, but new morphological ecological data support the recognition of these taxa as distinct species. Both species are here described illustrated, including observations on ecology, habitat, conservation status, together with a distribution map, line drawings, photographs, table containing distinctive characters.

Utricularia biceps (Lentibulariaceae), a new species belonging to U. sect. Foliosa, is here described and illustrated. This endemic the campos rupestres of eastern Brazil, an extremely biodiverse endangered vegetation. Notes on phenology, ecology, habitat, conservation are provided, along with discussion features that distinguish this from other taxa genus. The recent discovery many in Botumirim region, northern Minas Gerais, highlight area as priority for biodiversity emphasize importance...

Abstract Drosera intermedia is lectotypified with the herbarium specimen on which type drawing in 1798 protologue was based. The collection history of specimen, botanical as original material, and correct nomenclatural author publication date name are presented based historical notes literature. Additionally, global distribution species given, including first record from Africa.