Checklist of the endemic vascular plants of Paraguay

Abstract

We present a list of endemic plants of Paraguay, which includes 374 taxa from 52 families and 162 genera based on the revision of primary data (herbarium collections). Synonyms, habit, distribution in Paraguay and all the voucher specimens seen or cited in recent bibliographies or in the consulted databases are provided for each taxon. A brief analysis of the diversity and importance of this endemic flora is presented. A list of excluded species, which were considered as endemics in previous publications, is also included.

Updates on geographic range and synonymies in species of Podocoma (Asteraceae: Astereae)

“…Later, St. megapotamicum var. pedunculata is recognized as valid by Chocarro & De Egea (2018), and this variety and the f. minor are treated as valid for the Flora del Conosur (IBODA 2021). In the present study, all these names are recognized in the specific range of Podocoma hieraciifolia, one species that displays phenotypic variability in leaf shape and pilosity.…”

Transfer of Paraguayan Eupatorium amambayense to Chromolaena (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae) with taxonomical notes

“…Rob. ) are endemic to the Amambay department, a highly diverse region and endemism hotspot (Peña Chocarro & De Egea, 2018).…”

Manihot takape sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae), a new tuberous subshrub from the Paraguayan Chaco

“…Several new species, however, have been described in recent years, mainly from Brazil and Bolivia, increasing this number to more than 120 species ( Mendoza 2014 , Mendoza 2016 , Silva 2014 , Silva 2015 , Inocencio and Silva 2016 , Silva et al 2017 , Lopes Martins et al 2018). In Paraguay, the genus is represented by 15 taxa, of which 6 are endemic to the country ( Rogers and Appan 1973 , Peña-Chocarro and De Egea in press ). The majority of them are found in the Oriental region of the country, while only four occur in the Chaco region.…”