Lychnophora staavioides Martius (1822: 154)

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

21. Lychnophora staavioides Martius (1822: 154) . Vernonia staavioides (Mart.) Lessing (1829: 249) . Dialesta staavioides Mart. ex Candolle (1836: 79) , pro syn. Type:— BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: in summis alpestribus districtus adamantini, July 1818, C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (511) (holotype: M e! [M0029486]; isotypes: G-DC e! [G00464272 (fragment from M)], P [P00710114 (fragment from M)]).

Lychnophora gorceixii Glaziou (1909: 379) , nom. nud.

Distribution and habitat: — Brazil (Minas Gerais, endemic to the Diamantina Plateau). Campo rupestre; 940–1450 m.

Taxonomic notes: —This species is distinct by the oblong leaves with rounded apices bearing a trichome tuft. It is similar to L. rosmarinifolia , but the latter species has lanceolate leaves with acute apices and lacking a trichome tuft. Also resembling are L. gardneri and L. pohlii : see these species for a discussion of the differences.

Representative specimens: — BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Datas, Morro do Coco, rodovia Datas–Gouveia, 3 km NW de Datas, 18°25’26”S, 43°40’55”W, 1358 m, 21 January 2001, R. Mello-Silva et al. 2432 (K, MBM, SPF, UEC, US); Diamantina , 3 km da estrada Diamantina –Belo Horizonte, na estrada para Conselheiro Mata, 18°15’S, 43°43’W, 1300 m, 30 October 1988, R.M. Harley et al. 25461 (SPF, US); Gouveia, Morro da torre da televisão, 18°25’24”S, 43°43’24”W, 1280 m, 22 January 2007, B. Loeuille et al. 84 (K, SPF).