Vol. 80 No. 1 (2025)
Articles

Verbenaceae in Emas National Park (Goiás state, Central Brazil), with a focus on chromatic variation in the corollas of Lippia filifolia

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  • Pedro Henrique Cardoso,
  • Polla Renon,
  • Marlon Lopes Costa,
  • Isa Lucia de Morais
Pedro Henrique Cardoso
Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 2040, Jardim Botânico, 22460-036, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Polla Renon
Laboratório de Taxonomia, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, 13083-862, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Marlon Lopes Costa
Herbário José Ângello Rizzo, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Avenida Brasil, 435, Conjunto Hélio Leão, 75860-000, Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil
Isa Lucia de Morais
Herbário José Ângello Rizzo, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Avenida Brasil, 435, Conjunto Hélio Leão, 75860-000, Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-16698

Published 2025-04-17

Keywords

  • Cerrado,
  • Lantaneae,
  • protected areas,
  • taxonomy

How to Cite

Cardoso, P. H., Renon, P., Costa, M. L., & de Morais, I. L. (2025). Verbenaceae in Emas National Park (Goiás state, Central Brazil), with a focus on chromatic variation in the corollas of Lippia filifolia. Webbia, 80(1), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-16698

Copyright (c) 2025 Pedro Henrique Cardoso, Polla Renon, Marlon Lopes Costa, Isa Lucia de Morais

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Abstract

Emas National Park is a critical region for the conservation of biodiversity in the Cerrado domain, yet its flora remains insufficiently studied from a taxonomic perspective. To enhance taxonomic and biogeographic knowledge of Verbenaceae in the Brazilian Central Plateau and to support ongoing conservation efforts, we provide a synopsis, photographs, and an identification key for the taxa occurring in this protected area. In total, 12 taxa belonging to three genera were recorded, with Lippia stachyoides var. guajajarana being endemic to the Park. This study focused on documenting the chromatic variation in the corollas of Lippia filifolia. While specimens from the Espinhaço Range and Serra da Canastra (Minas Gerais state) exhibit yellow corollas, those from Emas National Park (Goiás state) display red coloration, an uncommon trait within the genus.

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