Eremanthus hatschbachii Robinson (1995: 390)

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12. Eremanthus hatschbachii Robinson (1995: 390) . Type :— BRAZIL. Bahia : Mucugê , Serra do Cabeludo, 16 September 1984, G. Hatschbach et al. 48277 (holotype: MBM [ MBM0200000 ]; isotype: US [ US 00478802]) ( Fig. 16 C ).

Distribution and habitat: — Brazil ( Bahia , in Chapada Diamantina ). Campo rupestre; 970–1430 m.

Taxonomic Notes: —Known only from few collections from the southeastern part of Chapada Diamantina . The combination of small ovate leaves, 2–3 florets per capitulum and glabrous cypselae distinguishes Eremanthus hatschbachii from E. brevifolius (oblong to elliptic leaves, 4–7 florets, glabrous cypselae) and E. rondoniensis MacLeish & Schumacher (1984: 89) (narrowly elliptic leaves, 1 floret, cypselae with sericeous base).

Representative specimens: — BRAZIL. Bahia : Ibicoara , Gerais do Licuri, 13°25’23”S, 41°13’14”W, 970 m, 25 June 2012, H. A . Ogasawara & G. B . Siqueira 228 ( ALCB). Mucugê, trilha para o Rumo, 13°13’01”S, 41°15’56”W, 1 May 1996, M. C . Ferreira 1160 ( HRB, RB); ibid., trilha para cachoeira do Tiburtino, às margens do rio Cumbuca, F . Hurbath et al. 15 ( ALCB, SPF) .

Figures

FIGURE 16. Eremanthus incanus. A. Inflorescence. E. mollis. B. Syncephalium. E. hatschbachii. C. Inflorescence. E. syncephalus. D. Habit. E. mattogrossensis. E. Syncephalia. E. goyazensis. F. Flowering branches. A.–B. by M. Mercadante. C. by H. Ogasawara. D. by anonymous. E.–F. by B. Loeuille.