Paepalanthus cordatus Ruhland

Trovó, Marcelo & Echternacht, Lívia, 2022, The Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Brazil: taxonomic novelties, identification key, and illustrated list of species, European Journal of Taxonomy 834, pp. 58-93 : 76

Paepalanthus cordatus Ruhland

Fig. 7C

Voucher

M.L.O. Trovó 478 (RB).

Distribution

Endemic to the Chapada dos Veadeiros. Form dense populations over dry argillaceous soils, mostly in the Rio Preto Valley between Alto Paraíso de Goiás and São Jorge, with a few populations known from the Cruzeiro area in the Pouso Alto.

Figures

Fig. 7. Species of Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. A. Paepalanthus cassiae Trovó. B. P. chiquitensis Herzog. C. P. cordatus Ruhland. D. P. echinoides Trovó. E. P. flaccidus (Bong.) Kunth. F. P. irwinii Trovó & Echtern. sp. nov. G. P. koernickei (Ruhland) Trovó. H. P. longibracteatus (Moldenke) Trovó.