A new species of Solanum (Solanaceae) from the Geminata clade is described for the Brazilian flora. Solanum
lagoense Stehmann is only known from Lapinha, a rocky massif located in the Lagoa Santa karst region of Minas Gerais State. The flora of this area, including Solanaceae, was studied in detail in the second half of the 19th century by the Danish botanist Eugene Warming. The species differs from other members of the Geminata clade in Brazil in its geminate leaves of different sizes, simple multicellular trichomes present on the new growth and young stems, short extra-axillary inflorescences with few (1-3) flowers, and its stellate corollas with cucullate and strongly reflexed lobes. Here we present a description, taxonomic comments and a preliminary assessment of conservation status of this critically endangered species.
Background and aims – We revisited Florula Lagoensis, the first floristic list of the Cerrado, published in 1892 by Eugen Warming. All flowering plants were nomenclaturally and taxonomically updated and associated with type material collected by him. We also analysed the contribution of new collections made in Lagoa Santa to assess how many species were recollected after his work. Methods – We have used the list of phanerogams in Warming’s 1908 translation as primary data source and we performed a search on Brazilian virtual herbaria to retrieve all material collected at the locality of Lagoa Santa and surroundings. Key results – Out of 2270 species collected by Warming, 560 (24.7%) have been recollected after 150 years, and only 242 species (9.6%) were new additions to the list. A total of 381 (14.4%) specific or infra-specific names from Florula Lagoensis have type specimens collected by Warming. Conclusions – It is fair to recognize Eugen Warming as one of the pioneers of floristic studies in Brazil. We stress the completeness of his work and highlight the importance of following Warming’s footsteps, collecting intensively, exploring different environments, and working in a collaborative way.
RESUMO Este trabalho se propôs a realizar um levantamento florístico em áreas sob influência do rompimento da barragem de rejeitos de minério de Fundão em Mariana, Estado de Minas Gerais, com o objetivo de apontar espécies potencialmente importantes na cadeia produtiva da Meliponicultura e contribuir com a reintrodução de espécies vegetais nativas nas áreas impactadas pela lama. O levantamento foi realizado em seis locais, sendo três deles atingidos pelo rompimento da barragem e três deles não atingidos. As coletas dos materiais botânicos foram realizadas no período de 10 meses entre 2017 e 2018. As espécies foram identificadas por especialista e pesquisadas na literatura quanto a sua forma de vida, fenologia, nome popular, disponibilidade de recurso floral, origem e endemismo. As informações obtidas foram sistematizadas em uma tabela, constando o número do Herbário do Departamento de Botânica da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Herbário BHCB) onde as exsicatas das espécies estão tombadas. Complementou-se com uma fototeca dos grãos de pólen acetolisados que foram organizados em três Palinotecas nacionais. Foram amostradas 153 espécies vegetais, pertencentes a 32 famílias, sendo as mais representativas Asteraceae e Fabaceae, em ambos os locais estudados. Recomenda-se o replantio nas áreas afetadas de diversas espécies das várias famílias, pois são de suma importância para as abelhas nativas e para o uso econômico e geração de renda através da Meliponicultura.
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