Open AccessNotes on the distribution of Brasenia schreberi (Cabombaceae) in the Neotropics, with a new country record for Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Rafael Acuña Castillo,
José Esteban Jiménez Vargas,
Luiz Eduardo Bezerra Silva,
Jorge San Gil-León,
Mario A. Blanco
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
darwiniana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1850-1699
pISSN - 0011-6793
DOI - 10.14522/darwiniana.2021.92.988
Subject(s) - herbarium , biology , botany , geography
We studied herbarium specimens of Brasenia schreberi from the Neotropics in order to describe the distribution pattern of the species across the region. Also, we report the first records of B. schreberi for Costa Rica. We confirm that B. schreberi has a sporadic pattern of distribution in the region and also in most neotropical countries where it has been collected. For this reason and because of its apparent disappearance from some localities, we recommend B. schreberi to be considered Vulnerable in the Neotropics.