Paepalanthus niger (Moldenke) 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 : 79

Paepalanthus niger (Moldenke) Trovó

Fig. 8C

Voucher

H.S. Irwin 32187 (LL) *.

Distribution

Endemic to the Chapada dos Veadeiros. It is probably the most frequent species of Eriocaulaceae in the area, distributed from the Rio Preto Valley to the Chapada de Nova Roma, forming large populations in the Pouso Alto Region. Grows mostly on argillaceous soils.

Figures

Fig. 8. Species of Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. A. Paepalanthus macer Trovó. B. P. modestus Trovó. C. P. niger (Moldenke) Trovó. D. P. politus Trovó stat. et nom. nov. E. P. polytrichoides Kunth. F. P. scandens Ruhland. G. P. sphaerocephalus Ruhland. H. P. stellatus Trovó.