Biota Amazônia (Dec 2016)

NEW RECORDS OF <i>Dicliptera ciliaris</i> JUSS. (ACANTHACEAE) IN THE MARANHÃO STATE

  • Bruna Emanuele Freire Correia,
  • Juliana Silva dos Santos,
  • Eduardo Bezerra de Almeida Jr.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18561/2179-5746/biotaamazonia.v6n4p100-101
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4
pp. 100 – 101

Abstract

Read online

This study presents the first occurrence of Dicliptera ciliaris Juss. (Acanthaceae) in Maranhão state, Brazil, from a floristic survey in Restinga of the Itatinga beach, municipality of Alcântara. This record underscores the importance of developing studies to the knowledge of the local flora and the Brazilian plant biodiversity, especially of this species. Keywords: Biodiversity; Northeast Brazil; Restinga; Taxonomy.