Thirteen new records of ferns from Brazil

Thais Elias Almeida; Alexandre Salino

doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4421

Thirteen new records of ferns from Brazil

Biodivers Data J. 2015 Feb 25:(3):e4421. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4421. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Thais Elias Almeida¹, Alexandre Salino²

Affiliations

¹ Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil.
² Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Abstract

Thirteen fern species are reported for the first time for Brazil. Among the new records, eight are from Acre state (Cyatheasubincisa, Cyclodiumtrianae, Elaphoglossumstenophyllum, Hypoderrisbrauniana, Pleopeltisstolzei, Thelypterisarcana, Thelypteriscomosa, Thelypterisvaldepilosa), two are from Pará state (Polypodiumflagellare, Tectariaheracleifolia), one from Minas Gerais state (Alsophilasalvinii), one from Ceará state (Campyloneurumcostatum) and one from Bahia state (Thelypterisrolandii). Part of the species shows a disjunct occurrence or illustrates floristic relations between Brazilian and Andean Mountains or Central American Mountains.

Keywords: Amazon region; Andes; Pteridophyta; disjunction; floristic.