A synopsis of Lychnophorinae (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) Author Loeuille, Benoît Author Semir, João Author Pirani, José R. 1 Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, R. Prof. Nelson Chaves, s / n, CDU, 50670 - 420 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil 2 Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, C. P. 6109, 13083 - 970, Campinas, SP, Brazil. 3 Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, 05508 - 090, São Paulo, Brazil. 4 Corresponding author: benoit. loeuille @ gmail. com † Deceased November 8, 2018. benoit.loeuille@gmail.com text Phytotaxa 2019 2019-03-22 398 1 448 450 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.398.1.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.398.1.1 1179-3163 13713115 19. Lychnophora salicifolia Martius (1822: 148) . Vernonia salicifolia (Mart.) Lessing (1829: 249) . Cacalia salicifolia (Mart.) Kuntze (1891b: 971) . Type :— BRAZIL . Minas Gerais : in summis alpestribus jubis Montis Itambé da Villa , districtus adamantini, C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (510) ( holotype : M e ! [ M00294841 ]; isotypes : G-DC e ! [ G00464271 (fragment from M)], P [P00683126 (fragment from M)]) ( Fig. 27 B ). Lychnophora hakeaefolia Martius (1822: 156) . Vernonia hakeaefolia (Mart.) Lessing (1829: 249) . Type:— BRAZIL . Minas Gerais : in summo monte districtus adamantini Itambé da Villa, July, C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (498) ( holotype : M e ! [M0029483]; isotypes : G-DC e ! [G00464270 (fragment from M)], P [P00710112 (fragment from M)]). Lychnophora arrojadoana Mattfeld (1923: 431) . Type:— BRAZIL . Bahia : ‘ Minas de Contas’ , Carrascogebiet, 1914, P. von Lützelburg 66 ( holotype : M e ! [ M0029482 ]; isotype : B † ) . Lychnophora columnaris Mattfeld (1923: 433) . Type :— BRAZIL . Bahia : ‘ Minas de Contas’ , Carrascogebiet , July 1913 , P. von Lützelburg 13700 ( holotype : M e ! [ M0029484 ]; isotype : B † ) . Lychnophora luetzelburgii Mattfeld (1923: 431) . Type:— BRAZIL . Bahia : carrasco mit Vellozia , 1914, P. von Lützelburg 198 ( holotype : M e ! [M0029485]; isotype : B † ). Lychnophora urbaniana Glaziou (1909: 378) , nom. nud. Distribution and habitat: — Brazil ( Bahia , Distrito Federal , Goiás , Minas Gerais and Tocantins ). Campo rupestre , rarely cerrado; 600–1700 m . Taxonomic notes: —A widespread and variable species, which can be recognized by the combination of sessile leaves with scrobiculate adaxial surface, a mixed brochidodromous-eucamptodromous venation and a prominent midvein enlarged basally on abaxial face. Similar to Lychnophora villosissima , but the latter has petiolate leaves with reticulodromous venation. Its distinction from L. diamantinana , L. ericoides , L. martiana is discussed under each of these species. Lützelburg (1922) published a list of Lychnophora’ s names ( L. arrojadoana , L. bahiensis , L. columnaris and L. luetzelburgii ) without any diagnosis and indicated Mattfeld as the author of these binomials. These names were subsequently validly published by Mattfeld (1923) . Representative specimens: — BRAZIL . Bahia : Rio de Contas , ca. 6 km N of the town of Rio de Contas on road to Abaíra , 13°33’S , 41°47’W , 1000 m , 16 January 1974 , R . M . Harley et al. 15129 ( CEPEC , NY , RB , US ). Distrito Federal : Brasília , Brazlândia , a 10 km de Brazlândia em direção a Padre Bernardo , 15°40’S , 48°12’W , 9 July 1991 , R . F . Vieira et al. 822 ( CEN , NY ). Goiás : Alto Paraíso , Chapada dos Veadeiros , 30 km N of Alto Paraíso de Goiás , along road to Monte Alegre de Goiás , 7 February 1981 , R . M . King & L . E . Bishop 8818 ( UB , US ). Minas Gerais : Santana do Riacho , Serra do Cipó , A . P . A . Morro da Pedreira , rodovia MG 010 , vale da Mãe d’Água , 19°18’37”S , 43°35’54”W , 1020 m , 16 January 2007 , B . Loeuille et al. 61 ( K , SPF ). Tocantins , Taguatinga , fazenda Figueiredo , 12°18’20”S , 46°20’54”W , 900 m , 10 March 2015 , P . H . Labiak et al. 6050 ( UPCB ) .