Parque Nacional da Serra do Itajaí (southern Brazil) shrub and herbs flora

Abstract

This paper aim to characterize the herbaceous and shrub species diversity of Parque Nacional da Serra do Itajaí (PNSI). We identified 643 herbaceous and shrub species distributed in 110 families being the most representative family Asteraceae (62 species), Melastomataceae (49) and Rubiaceae (30), besides a two new records for Santa Catarina (Thelypteris glaziovii T.F. Reed and Pseudelephantopus spiralis Cronquist). We recorded 22 exotic species. Thus, due to the vast diversity of life and the rather large territory, PNSI is one of the most important spots for biodiversity conservation in Santa Catarina.

Improving collection efforts to avoid loss of biodiversity: lessons from comprehensive sampling of lycophytes and ferns in the subtropical Atlantic Forest

“…erefore, additional sampling e ort should be directed towards areas that have not yet reached a minimum value of sampling intensity, here indicated to be between 60-70% for a subtropical zone, in order to improve the oristic su ciency in each area (in the present case, for lycophytes and ferns), increasing precision and accuracy, and reducing the sampling bias (for further discussion, see Walther & Moore 2005). Well-sampled areas can still contain surprises, such as new records recently documented in certain protected areas (Funez & Gasper 2014), and therefore should not be ignored.…”

First record of Pogoniopsis Rchb. (Orchidaceae: Triphorinae) in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil

“…Ovary white, 7.9 × 3.6 mm. Itajaí, previous floristic studies dealing with shrubs and herbs did not record the genus (Funez and Gasper 2014). The small and disjunct populations of P. schenckii are probably maintained by means of autogamy (selfpollination), as already stated by Pansarin et al (2012) for P. nidus-avis.…”

“…Although Santa Catarina has a great history of field surveys and a well-known flora, many new records were made in recent years (Gasper et al 2013a(Gasper et al , 2013b(Gasper et al , 2014Funez and Gasper 2014;Hassemer et al 2015;Funez et al 2016), mostly provided by a large inventory survey performed in Santa Catarina (Vibrans et al 2010). This new record should encourage new field surveys, even in a region where, since the 1940s, botanical collection has been active (Reitz 1965).…”

Checklist de angiospermas da APA Municipal do Rio Vermelho/Humboldt, Santa Catarina, Brasil

“…À exceção das amostras obtidas pelos autores, é escasso o número de coleções provenientes das imediações, ou que antecedem o período de coleta dos mesmos. Este é um padrão frequente para diversas Unidades de Conservação em Santa Catarina, onde os esforços mais significativos foram realizados no Vale do Itajaí (Klein 1979(Klein , 1980Funez & Gasper 2014), e no Parque Estadual do Tabuleiro (Klein 1981). Apesar das coletas sistemáticas ao longo de quase todo o estado (Reitz 1965), e de atualizações oriundas do Inventário Florestal Florístico de Santa Catarina (Vibrans et al 2010), a APARVH não tinha sido, até o momento, contemplada com um número suficiente de coletas em relação à complexidade de sua flora.…”