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Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil

  • Daniela C. Zappi,
  • Fabiana L. Ranzato Filardi,
  • Paula Leitman,
  • Vinícius C. Souza,
  • Bruno M.T. Walter,
  • José R. Pirani,
  • Marli P. Morim,
  • Luciano P. Queiroz,
  • Taciana B. Cavalcanti,
  • Vidal F. Mansano,
  • Rafaela C. Forzza,
  • Maria C. Abreu,
  • Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez,
  • Maria F. Agra,
  • Eduardo B. Almeida Jr.,
  • Gracineide S.S. Almeida,
  • Rafael F. Almeida,
  • Flávio M. Alves,
  • Marccus Alves,
  • Anderson Alves-Araujo,
  • Maria C.E. Amaral,
  • André M. Amorim,
  • Bruno Amorim,
  • Ivanilza M. Andrade,
  • Regina H.P. Andreata,
  • Caroline O. Andrino,
  • Elisete A. Anunciação,
  • Lidyanne Y.S. Aona,
  • Yani Aranguren,
  • João L.M. Aranha Filho,
  • Andrea O. Araújo,
  • Ariclenes A.M. Araújo,
  • Diogo Araújo,
  • María M. Arbo,
  • Leandro Assis,
  • Marta C. Assis,
  • Vivian A. Assunção,
  • Sarah M. Athiê-Souza,
  • Cecilia O. Azevedo,
  • João B. Baitello,
  • Felipe F.V.A. Barberena,
  • Maria R.V. Barbosa,
  • Fábio Barros,
  • Lucas A.V. Barros,
  • Michel J.F. Barros,
  • José F.A. Baumgratz,
  • Luis C. Bernacci,
  • Paul E. Berry,
  • Narcísio C. Bigio,
  • Leonardo Biral,
  • Volker Bittrich,
  • Rafael A.X. Borges,
  • Roseli L.C. Bortoluzzi,
  • Cláudia P. Bove,
  • Massimo G. Bovini,
  • João M.A. Braga,
  • Denise M. Braz,
  • João B.A. Bringel Jr.,
  • Carla P. Bruniera,
  • Camila V. Buturi,
  • Elza Cabral,
  • Fernanda N. Cabral,
  • Mayara K. Caddah,
  • Claudenir S. Caires,
  • Luana S.B. Calazans,
  • Maria F. Calió,
  • Rodrigo A. Camargo,
  • Lisa Campbell,
  • Thais S. Canto-Dorow,
  • Jorge P.P. Carauta,
  • José M. Cardiel,
  • Domingos B.O.S. Cardoso,
  • Leandro J.T. Cardoso,
  • Camila R. Carneiro,
  • Cláudia E. Carneiro,
  • Daniela S. Carneiro-Torres,
  • Tatiana T. Carrijo,
  • Maria B.R. Caruzo,
  • Maria L.S. Carvalho,
  • Micheline Carvalho-Silva,
  • Ana C.D. Castello,
  • Larissa Cavalheiro,
  • Armando C. Cervi,
  • Roberta G. Chacon,
  • Alain Chautems,
  • Berenice Chiavegatto,
  • Nádia S. Chukr,
  • Alexa A.O.P. Coelho,
  • Marcus A.N. Coelho,
  • Rubens L.G. Coelho,
  • Inês Cordeiro,
  • Elizabeth Cordula,
  • Xavier Cornejo,
  • Ana L.A. Côrtes,
  • Andrea F. Costa,
  • Fabiane N. Costa,
  • Jorge A.S. Costa,
  • Leila C. Costa,
  • Maria B. Costa-e-Silva,
  • James L. Costa-Lima,
  • Maria R.C. Cota,
  • Ricardo S. Couto,
  • Douglas C. Daly,
  • Rodrigo D. De Stefano,
  • Karen De Toni,
  • Massimiliano Dematteis,
  • Greta A. Dettke,
  • Fernando R. Di Maio,
  • Marcos C. Dórea,
  • Marília C. Duarte,
  • Julie H.A. Dutilh,
  • Valquíria F. Dutra,
  • Lívia Echternacht,
  • Lilian Eggers,
  • Gerleni Esteves,
  • Cecilia Ezcurra,
  • Marcus J.A. Falcão Junior,
  • Fabíola Feres,
  • José M. Fernandes,
  • D.M.C. Ferreira,
  • Fabrício M. Ferreira,
  • Gabriel E. Ferreira,
  • Priscila P.A. Ferreira,
  • Silvana C. Ferreira,
  • Maria S. Ferrucci,
  • Pedro Fiaschi,
  • Tarciso S. Filgueiras,
  • Marcela Firens,
  • Andreia S. Flores,
  • Enrique Forero,
  • Wellington Forster,
  • Ana P. Fortuna-Perez,
  • Reneé H. Fortunato,
  • Cléudio N. Fraga,
  • Flávio França,
  • Augusto Francener,
  • Joelcio Freitas,
  • Maria F. Freitas,
  • Peter W. Fritsch,
  • Samyra G. Furtado,
  • André L. Gaglioti,
  • Flávia C.P. Garcia,
  • Pedro Germano Filho,
  • Leandro Giacomin,
  • André S.B. Gil,
  • Ana M. Giulietti,
  • Silvana A.P.Godoy,
  • Renato Goldenberg,
  • Géssica A. Gomes da Costa,
  • Mário Gomes,
  • Vera L. Gomes-Klein,
  • Eduardo Gomes Gonçalves,
  • Shirley Graham,
  • Milton Groppo,
  • Juliana S. Guedes,
  • Leonardo R.S. Guimarães,
  • Paulo J.F. Guimarães,
  • Elsie F. Guimarães,
  • Raul Gutierrez,
  • Raymond Harley,
  • Gustavo Hassemer,
  • Eric K.O. Hattori,
  • Sonia M. Hefler,
  • Gustavo Heiden,
  • Andrew Henderson,
  • Nancy Hensold,
  • Paul Hiepko,
  • Ana S.S. Holanda,
  • João R.V. Iganci,
  • Daniela C. Imig,
  • Alexandre Indriunas,
  • Eliane L. Jacques,
  • Jomar G. Jardim,
  • Hiltje M. Kamer,
  • Cíntia Kameyama,
  • Luiza S. Kinoshita,
  • Mizué Kirizawa,
  • Bente B. Klitgaard,
  • Ingrid Koch,
  • Cristiana Koschnitzke,
  • Nathália P. Krauss,
  • Ricardo Kriebel,
  • Juliana Kuntz,
  • João Larocca,
  • Eduardo S. Leal,
  • Gwilym P. Lewis,
  • Carla T. Lima,
  • Haroldo C. Lima,
  • Itamar B. Lima,
  • Laíce F.G. Lima,
  • Laura C.P. Lima,
  • Leticia R. Lima,
  • Luís F.P. Lima,
  • Rita B. Lima,
  • Elton J. Lírio,
  • Renata M. Liro,
  • Eduardo Lleras,
  • Adriana Lobão,
  • Benoit Loeuille,
  • Lúcia G. Lohmann,
  • Maria I.B. Loiola,
  • Julio A. Lombardi,
  • Hilda M. Longhi-Wagner,
  • Rosana C. Lopes,
  • Tiago S. Lorencini,
  • Rafael B. Louzada,
  • Juliana Lovo,
  • Eduardo D. Lozano,
  • Eve Lucas,
  • Raquel Ludtke,
  • Christian L. Luz,
  • Paul Maas,
  • Anderson F.P. Machado,
  • Leila Macias,
  • Jefferson R. Maciel,
  • Mara A.G. Magenta,
  • Maria C.H. Mamede,
  • Evelin A. Manoel,
  • Maria S. Marchioretto,
  • Juliana S. Marques,
  • Nilda Marquete,
  • Ronaldo Marquete,
  • Gustavo Martinelli,
  • Regina C.V. Martins da Silva,
  • Ângela B. Martins,
  • Erika R. Martins,
  • Márcio L.L. Martins,
  • Milena V. Martins,
  • Renata C. Martins,
  • Ligia Q. Matias,
  • Carlos A. Maya-L.,
  • Simon Mayo,
  • Fiorella Mazine,
  • Debora Medeiros,
  • Erika S. Medeiros,
  • Herison Medeiros,
  • João D. Medeiros,
  • José E. Meireles,
  • Renato Mello-Silva,
  • Aline Melo,
  • André L. Melo,
  • Efigênia Melo,
  • José I.M. Melo,
  • Cristine G. Menezes,
  • Luiz Menini Neto,
  • Lilian A. Mentz,
  • A.C. Mezzonato,
  • Fabián A. Michelangeli,
  • Michaele A. Milward-de-Azevedo,
  • Silvia T.S. Miotto,
  • Vitor F.O. Miranda,
  • Cláudio A. Mondin,
  • Marcelo Monge,
  • Daniele Monteiro,
  • Raquel F. Monteiro,
  • Marta D. Moraes,
  • Pedro L.R. Moraes,
  • Scott A. Mori,
  • Aline C. Mota,
  • Nara F.O. Mota,
  • Tania M. Moura,
  • Maria Mulgura,
  • Jimi N. Nakajima,
  • Camila Nardy,
  • José E. Nascimento Júnior,
  • Larry Noblick,
  • Teonildes S. Nunes,
  • Nataly O'Leary,
  • Arline S. Oliveira,
  • Caetano T. Oliveira,
  • Juliana A. Oliveira,
  • Luciana S.D. Oliveira,
  • Maria L.A.A. Oliveira,
  • Regina C. Oliveira,
  • Renata S. Oliveira,
  • Reyjane P. Oliveira,
  • Bruno Paixão-Souza,
  • Lara R. Parra,
  • Eduardo Pasini,
  • José F.B. Pastore,
  • Mayara Pastore,
  • Juliana Paula-Souza,
  • Leandro C. Pederneiras,
  • Ariane L. Peixoto,
  • Gisela Pelissari,
  • Marco O.O. Pellegrini,
  • Toby Pennington,
  • Ricardo O. Perdiz,
  • Anna C.M. Pereira,
  • Maria S. Pereira,
  • Rodrigo A.S. Pereira,
  • Clenia Pessoa,
  • Edlley M. Pessoa,
  • Maria C.R. Pessoa,
  • Luiz J.S. Pinto,
  • Rafael B. Pinto,
  • Tiago A. Pontes,
  • Ghillean T. Prance,
  • Carolyn Proença,
  • Sheila R. Profice,
  • Allan C. Pscheidt,
  • George A. Queiroz,
  • Rubens T. Queiroz,
  • Alexandre Quinet,
  • Heimo Rainer,
  • Eliana Ramos,
  • Juliana G. Rando,
  • Alessandro Rapini,
  • Marcelo Reginato,
  • Ilka P. Reis,
  • Priscila A. Reis,
  • André R.O. Ribeiro,
  • José E.L.S. Ribeiro,
  • Ricarda Riina,
  • Mara R. Ritter,
  • Fernando Rivadavia,
  • Antônio E.S. Rocha,
  • Maria J.R. Rocha,
  • Izabella M.C. Rodrigues,
  • Karina F. Rodrigues,
  • Rodrigo S. Rodrigues,
  • Rodrigo S. Rodrigues,
  • Vinícius T. Rodrigues,
  • William Rodrigues,
  • Sérgio Romaniuc Neto,
  • Gerson O. Romão,
  • Rosana Romero,
  • Nádia Roque,
  • Patrícia Rosa,
  • Lúcia Rossi,
  • Cyl F.C. Sá,
  • Mariana M. Saavedra,
  • Mariana Saka,
  • Cássia M. Sakuragui,
  • Roberto M. Salas,
  • Margareth F. Sales,
  • Fatima R.G. Salimena,
  • Daniela Sampaio,
  • Gisela Sancho,
  • Paulo T. Sano,
  • Alessandra Santos,
  • Élide P. Santos,
  • Juliana S. Santos,
  • Marianna R. Santos,
  • Ana P. Santos-Gonçalves,
  • Fernanda Santos-Silva,
  • Wallace São-Mateus,
  • Deisy P. Saraiva,
  • Dennis P. Saridakis,
  • Ângela L.B. Sartori,
  • Viviane R. Scalon,
  • Ângelo Schneider,
  • Renata Sebastiani,
  • Ricardo S. Secco,
  • Luisa Senna,
  • Luci Senna-Valle,
  • Regina T. Shirasuna,
  • Pedro J.S. Silva Filho,
  • Anádria S. Silva,
  • Christian Silva,
  • Genilson A.R. Silva,
  • Gisele O. Silva,
  • Márcia C.R. Silva,
  • Marcos J. Silva,
  • Marcos J. Silva,
  • Otávio L.M. Silva,
  • Rafaela A.P. Silva,
  • Saura R. Silva,
  • Tania R.S. Silva,
  • Kelly C. Silva-Gonçalves,
  • Cíntia L. Silva-Luz,
  • Rosângela Simão-Bianchini,
  • André O. Simões,
  • Beryl Simpson,
  • Carolina M. Siniscalchi,
  • José A. Siqueira Filho,
  • Carlos E. Siqueira,
  • Josafá C. Siqueira,
  • Nathan P. Smith,
  • Cristiane Snak,
  • Raimundo L. Soares Neto,
  • Kelen P. Soares,
  • Marcos V.B. Soares,
  • Maria L. Soares,
  • Polyana N. Soares,
  • Marcos Sobral,
  • Rodolfo C. Sodré,
  • Genise V. Somner,
  • Cynthia A. Sothers,
  • Danilo J.L. Sousa,
  • Elnatan B. Souza,
  • Élvia R. Souza,
  • Marcelo Souza,
  • Maria L.D.R. Souza,
  • Fátima O. Souza-Buturi,
  • Andréa P. Spina,
  • María N.S. Stapf,
  • Marina V. Stefano,
  • João R. Stehmann,
  • Victor Steinmann,
  • Cátia Takeuchi,
  • Charlotte M. Taylor,
  • Nigel P. Taylor,
  • Aristônio M. Teles,
  • Lívia G. Temponi,
  • Mário H. Terra-Araujo,
  • Veronica Thode,
  • W.Wayt Thomas,
  • Mara L. Tissot-Squalli,
  • Benjamin M. Torke,
  • Roseli B. Torres,
  • Ana M.G.A. Tozzi,
  • Rafaela J. Trad,
  • Rafael Trevisan,
  • Marcelo Trovó,
  • José F.M. Valls,
  • Angela M.S.F. Vaz,
  • Leonardo Versieux,
  • Pedro L. Viana,
  • Marcelo D.M. Vianna Filho,
  • Ana O.S. Vieira,
  • Diego D. Vieira,
  • Márcia Vignoli-Silva,
  • Thaisa Vilar,
  • Franklin Vinhos,
  • Bruno Wallnöfer,
  • Maria G.L. Wanderley,
  • Dieter Wasshausen,
  • Maurício T.C. Watanabe,
  • Maximilian Weigend,
  • Cassiano A.D. Welker,
  • Elizabeth Woodgyer,
  • Cecilia C. Xifreda,
  • Kikyo Yamamoto,
  • Ana Zanin,
  • Rafael D. Zenni,
  • Carmem S Zickel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860201566411
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 4
pp. 1085 – 1113

Abstract

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Abstract An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country's biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, showing an increase of 3% in its species richness in relation to 2010. The Amazon Rainforest is the richest Brazilian biome for Gymnosperms, while the Atlantic Rainforest is the richest one for Angiosperms. There was a considerable increment in the number of species and endemism rates for biomes, except for the Amazon that showed a decrease of 2.5% of recorded endemics. However, well over half of Brazillian seed plant species (57.4%) is endemic to this territory. The proportion of life-forms varies among different biomes: trees are more expressive in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest biomes while herbs predominate in the Pampa, and lianas are more expressive in the Amazon, Atlantic Rainforest, and Pantanal. This compilation serves not only to quantify Brazilian biodiversity, but also to highlight areas where there information is lacking and to provide a framework for the challenge faced in conserving Brazil's unique and diverse flora.

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