Paepalanthus polytrichoides Kunth

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 : 79

Paepalanthus polytrichoides Kunth

Fig. 8E

Voucher

H.S. Irwin 33091 (NY).

Distribution

Distributed in the sandy savannahs of North and Central-West Brazil. Widely distributed from the Rio Preto Valley to the Pouso Alto Region, growing usually on dry, sandy soils.

Figures

Fig. 8. Species of Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. A. Paepalanthus macer Trovó. B. P. modestus Trovó. C. P. niger (Moldenke) Trovó. D. P. politus Trovó stat. et nom. nov. E. P. polytrichoides Kunth. F. P. scandens Ruhland. G. P. sphaerocephalus Ruhland. H. P. stellatus Trovó.