Paepalanthus echinoides Trovó

Trovó, Marcelo & Echternacht, Lívia, 2022, The Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Brazil: taxonomic novelties, identification key, and illustrated list of species, European Journal of Taxonomy 834, pp. 58-93 : 76

Paepalanthus echinoides Trovó

Fig. 7D

Voucher

M.L.O. Trovó 647 (RB) *.

Distribution

Endemic to the Chapada dos Veadeiros. Forms small populations on dry, sandy soils, mostly in the Rio Preto Valley between Alto Paraíso de Goiás and São Jorge, with a few populations known from the Pouso Alto Region.

Figures

Fig. 7. Species of Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. A. Paepalanthus cassiae Trovó. B. P. chiquitensis Herzog. C. P. cordatus Ruhland. D. P. echinoides Trovó. E. P. flaccidus (Bong.) Kunth. F. P. irwinii Trovó & Echtern. sp. nov. G. P. koernickei (Ruhland) Trovó. H. P. longibracteatus (Moldenke) Trovó.