Actinocephalus phaeocephalus (Ruhland) F.N.Costa

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 : 73

Actinocephalus phaeocephalus (Ruhland) F.N.Costa

Fig. 6B

Voucher

M.L.O. Trovó 459 (RB).

Distribution

Distributed southwards in the savannahs surrounding the municipality of Brasília (Federal District) to northwards in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. Widely distributed in the park from the Rio Preto Valley to the Chapada de Nova Roma, being scarcer in the Pouso Alto region. Grows on moist, argillaceous soils.

Figures

Fig. 6. Species of Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. A. Actinocephalus brevifolius Trovó & Echtern. sp. nov. B. A. phaeocephalus (Ruhland) F.N.Costa. C. Comanthera dimera Echtern.. D. Paepalanthus acanthophyllus Ruhland. E. P. amphibius Trovó. F. P. atratus (Moldenke) L.E.F.Silva & Trovó. G. P. bifidus (Schrad.) Kunth. H. P. campanulatus Trovó.