Minasia pereirae Robinson (1992b: 650–651)

Loeuille, Benoît, Semir, João & Pirani, José R., 2019, A synopsis of Lychnophorinae (Asteraceae: Vernonieae), Phytotaxa 398 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.398.1.1

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scientific name

Minasia pereirae Robinson (1992b: 650–651)
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4. Minasia pereirae Robinson (1992b: 650–651) View in CoL . Type:— BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Rio das Pedras, 29 May 1955, E. Pereira 1626 (holotype: NY [ NY00230631 ]; isotype: RB [mounted on two sheets: RB00541909 , RB00542024 ]) ( Fig. 31 E–F View FIGURE 31 ).

Distribution and habitat: — Brazil (Minas Gerais, in disjunct distribution between the Diamantina Plateau and Serra do Cipó). Campo rupestre; 1000–1500 m.

Taxonomic Notes: —Diagnostic features of this species are the short oblanceolate leaves and cypselae with indumentum over whole surface. Similar to Minasia lewinsohnii and M. splettiae in general size of habit, but the latter has linear to filiform leaves. For a discussion of the differences with M. alpestris , M. lewinsohnii and M. ramosa : see these species.

Representative specimens: — BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Diamantina, estrada Diamantina –Curralinho, a 3 km de Diamantina , 20 July 1980, N.L. Menezes et al. CFCR 191 (SPF); Gouveia, Barro Preto, torre TELEMIG, 20 March 1987, G. Hatschbach et al. 51160 (MBM, US); Santana do Riacho, Serra do Cipó, Área de Proteção Ambiental Morro da Pedreira, Rodovia Belo Horizonte - Conceição do Mato Dentro (MG 010), km 118, Alto do Palácio, elevação a leste da Estátua do Velho Juca, 19°15’28”S, 43°33’27.3”W, 1332 m, 12 July 2009, B. Loeuille et al. 494 (K, RB, SPF, UFP, US).

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Minasia

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