Open AccessFlora da Bahia: Cyclanthaceae
Author(s) -
Juliana Gomes Freitas,
Eduardo Silva Leal,
Ana María Giulietti,
Reyjane Patrícia de Oliveira
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sitientibus. série ciências biológicas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2238-4103
pISSN - 1519-6097
DOI - 10.13102/scb127
Subject(s) - floristics , flora (microbiology) , taxon , key (lock) , geography , ecology , identification key , biology , taxonomy (biology) , paleontology , bacteria
A floristic treatment of the Cyclanthaceae from the Bahia State, Brazil, is presented. Four native species in three genera are recognized: Asplundia gardneri, A. maximiliani, Evodianthus funifer and Thoracocarpus bissectus. Carludovica palmata, an introduced species, also occurs in the State. Identification key, descriptions and general comments on taxa as well as illustrations and distribution maps of species are presented.