Showing papers by "Cássio van den Berg published in 2017"
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Federal University of Bahia1, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh2, National Museum of Natural History3, State University of Santa Cruz4, Universidad del Norte, Colombia5, National University of Colombia6, New York Botanical Garden7, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina8, Federal University of Western Pará9, Federal University of Paraná10, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária11, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul12, Natural History Museum13, State University of Feira de Santana14, University of São Paulo15, Sao Paulo State University16, Royal Botanic Gardens17, Spanish National Research Council18, Del Rosario University19, National Institute of Standards and Technology20, State University of Campinas21, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei22, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais23, Missouri Botanical Garden24, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro25, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi26, National Institute of Amazonian Research27
TL;DR: A comprehensive dataset of Amazonian seed plant species from published sources that includes falsifiable data based on voucher specimens identified by taxonomic specialists is assembled, providing a valid starting point for macroecological and evolutionary studies aimed at understanding the origin, evolution, and ecology of the exceptional biodiversity ofAmazonian forests.
Abstract: Recent debates on the number of plant species in the vast lowland rain forests of the Amazon have been based largely on model estimates, neglecting published checklists based on verified voucher data. Here we collate taxonomically verified checklists to present a list of seed plant species from lowland Amazon rain forests. Our list comprises 14,003 species, of which 6,727 are trees. These figures are similar to estimates derived from nonparametric ecological models, but they contrast strongly with predictions of much higher tree diversity derived from parametric models. Based on the known proportion of tree species in neotropical lowland rain forest communities as measured in complete plot censuses, and on overall estimates of seed plant diversity in Brazil and in the neotropics in general, it is more likely that tree diversity in the Amazon is closer to the lower estimates derived from nonparametric models. Much remains unknown about Amazonian plant diversity, but this taxonomically verified dataset provides a valid starting point for macroecological and evolutionary studies aimed at understanding the origin, evolution, and ecology of the exceptional biodiversity of Amazonian forests.
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TL;DR: A phylogenetic analysis of 11 species of Caamembeca based on nrITS, matK, thetrnL intron, and trnL-trnF intergenic spacer is presented, providing an improved understanding of the genus.
Abstract: Caamembeca (Polygalaceae) is a genus of 13 species endemic to South America. The genus is morphologically distinctive, e.g. supported by the putative morphologic synapomorphy of paired glands in a stipular position and on the rachis. However, its monophyly has not been robustly tested as only four species have been included in previous phylogenetic analyses. We present a phylogenetic analysis of 11 species based on nrITS, matK, the trnL intron, and trnL-trnF intergenic spacer. Relationships among Caamembeca species are discussed, and three new combinations are made, Caamembeca amazonensis, Caamembeca autranii, and Caamembeca formosa, providing an improved understanding of the genus.
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TL;DR: The monophyly of the genus is corroborated with the new circumscription of the A. rigida complex; several morphological and phytochemical characters support Amorimia and its two main clades; and these clades can be proposed as new subgenera in Amorinia.
Abstract: Phylogenetic relationships for 14 of the 15 species of Amorimia (Malpighiaceae) were inferred based on ndhF plastid DNA and ETS nuclear ribosomal DNA using both parsimony and Bayesian methods. Our results show that: (1) the monophyly of the genus is corroborated with the new circumscription of the A. rigida complex; (2) several morphological and phytochemical characters support Amorimia and its two main clades; and (3) these clades can be proposed as new subgenera in Amorimia .
10 citations
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TL;DR: The myxomycete community composition significantly varied with the increase of the geographic distance between the studied plots, and tree bark pH was able to explain the species composition exclusively recorded in one of the three transects.
5 citations
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TL;DR: Asteraceae is the family with the highest species number in the rocky fields of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, and a new genus of Asteraceae is proposed based on morphology and phylogeny, to accommodate a species newly described here.
Abstract: Asteraceae is the family with the highest species number in the rocky fields (campos rupestres) of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. On the basis of several collections from this area, we are proposing a new genus of Asteraceae based on morphology and phylogeny, to accommodate a species newly described here. Lapidia apicifolia is a loosely ramified shrub 2–4 m high, stem tomentose, leaves opposite-decussate, laminae conduplicate, petiolate, receptacle flat, epaleaceous, glabrous, and pappus of bristles fused at base, irregular in length, fringed and purplish. In a phylogenetic analysis using sequence data from ITS and trnL-trnF of selected members of Eupatorieae, Lapidia is indicated as sister group of a highly supported clade with Morithamnus , Bahianthus and Catolesia . This group is composed by loosely branched shrubs, most with leaves that are lax, stems, leaves and involucral bracts that are viscid ( Bahianthus and Morithamnus ) and, if not, trichomes (tomentose indumentum) are developed ( Lapidia ), to protect against both solar radiation and loss of water. A description, illustrations, and a discussion about related and sympatric genera are presented.
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01 Jul 2017
2 citations