Paepalanthus bifidus (Schrad.) 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 : 75

Paepalanthus bifidus (Schrad.) Kunth

Fig. 6G

Voucher

M.L.O. Trovó 749 (RB).

Distribution

Widely distributed in South America. It is known from a few collections in the Rio Preto Valley in the vicinity of the São Bento waterfall and in the Chapada de Nova Roma inside the Ecological station, growing on dry and sandy 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.