Paepalanthus irwinii Trovó & Echtern., 2022

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 : 77

Paepalanthus irwinii Trovó & Echtern. sp. nov.

Fig. 7F

Voucher

M.L.O. Trovó 706 (RB) *.

Distribution

Endemic to the Chapada dos Veadeiros. Widely distributed from the Rio Preto Valley to the Pouso Alto Region, growing only on shallow, usually wet, rocky soils.

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.