Paepalanthus scandens 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 : 81

Paepalanthus scandens Ruhland

Fig. 8F

Voucher

M.L.O. Trovó 653 (RB).

Distribution

Distributed in the savannahs of Central-West Brazil, with a single collection in the Serra do Cabral in the Espinhaço Range. Distributed from the Rio Preto Valley to the Pouso Alto Region, forming small populations on wet soils, sometimes in shaded habitats.

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.