First record of Stylogyne warmingii G. Mey. (Primulaceae) for Brazilian Northeastern

Abstract

ABSTRACT This research aims to present here the first record of Stylogyne A. DC. for Ceará State, Brazil. Stylogyne warmingii Mez., a species formerly known only to the Brazilian southeast, was collected in Atlantic Forest remnants, in Uruburetama massif, Ceará State. This finding expands our knowledge on the geographic distribution of this species in Brazil, contributing to its conservation and to future biogeographic studies. Furthermore, this finding also increases knowledge about the floristic diversity of the flora of Ceará. Ecological, morphological and taxonomic data, a distribution map, illustrations, and its conservation status are presented.

Keywords

• atlantic forest
• conservation
• geographic distribution
• new records