Paepalanthus (Eriocaulaceae) in the Central Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil : checklist, endemism, and nomenclatural changes.

Abstract
We describe and illustrate three new species of Paepalanthus (Eriocaulaceae: Paepalanthoideae) from the Espinhaço Range: P. argyrotrychus, P. farinaceus and P. velutiphyllus, all endemic to Serra do Ambrósio, a mountain disjunct from the Espinhaço Range in the municipality of Rio Vermelho, Minas Gerais, Brazil. These species belong to Paepalanthus ser. Paepalanthus (=Paepalanthus [unranked] Variabiles). We provide detailed descriptions and illustrations for each taxon, as well as comments on habitat, distribution, morphology, conservation and their affinities to the most morphologically similar species.
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Keywords
Campo Rupestre, Conservation, Diamantina Plateau, Monocots, Taxonomy
Citation
COSTA, F. N. da. Paepalanthus (Eriocaulaceae) in the Central Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil: checklist, endemism, and nomenclatural changes. Phytotaxa, v. 367, n. 2, p. 133–144, 2018. Disponível em: <https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.367.2.3>. Acesso em: 10 mar. 2020.