Paepalanthus sphaerocephalus Ruhland

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 : 81

Paepalanthus sphaerocephalus Ruhland

Fig. 8G

Voucher

M.L.O. Trovó 769 (RB).

Distribution

Widely distributed in Brazil. Occurs from the Rio Preto Valley to the Pouso Alto Region, forming small populations on usually dry, sandy 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.