Rhynchospora eremica W.W.Thomas

, Pl. Ecol. Evol. 157(3): 266 (2024).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77345044-1
Publication
Plant Ecology and Evolution
Collation
157(3): 266
Date of Publication
18 Jul 2024
Family as entered in IPNI
Cyperaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
W.W.Thomas, A.M.Amorim, P.Fiaschi, J.L.Paixão & S.Sant’Ana 13748
Locality
Salto da Divisa [on both sides of the state line separating Bahia: Itajimirim]. Estação Repetidora de Salto da Divisa [Serra do Bogodo], 1.9 km S of road from Salto da Divisa to Itajimirim, 7.1 km E of Salto da Divisa, 495 m
Collection Date
31 Jan 2004
Type Herbaria
holotype CEPEC 102274
isotype K
isotype MO
isotype NY
isotype RB 686968, 696646
Latitude
16° 1' 43" S
Longitude
39° 55' 17" W
Distribution Of Types
Minas Gerais (Brazil Southeast, Brazil, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.5091/plecevo.117163 Etymology: 'The specific epithet comes from the Greek 'eremos' meaning solitary and often is used in specific epithets to describe desert environments. Here, it describes the dry forest habitat, and that this species is known only from the type collection'.