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Brazilian Flora 2020: Innovation and collaboration to meet Target 1 of the Glob...
Filardi,Fabiana L. Ranzato; Barros,Fábio de; Baumgratz,José Fernando A.; Bicudo,Carlos E.M.; Cavalcanti,Taciana B.; Coelho,Marcus A. NadruzAbstract The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) was established by the Conference of Parties in 2002 to decrease the loss of plant diversity, reduce poverty and contribute to sustainable development. To achieve this overarching goal, the GSPC has established a series of targets, one of which is to ensure that plant diversity is well understood, so that it can be effectively conserved and used in a su...
Piptadenia (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Moura,Mariana Neves; Terra,Vanessa; Garcia,Flávia C.P.Abstract The genus Piptadenia includes approximately 24 species that are distributed in the tropical regions of South America, with centers of diversity in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest in Brazil in which twenty-one species occur. A taxonomic study of Piptadenia was conducted in the state of Minas Gerais based on an analysis of approximately 270 specimens from 11 herbaria, field observations and field work in ...
Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil
Zappi,Daniela C.; Filardi,Fabiana L. Ranzato; Leitman,Paula; Souza,Vinícius C.; Walter,Bruno M.T.; Pirani,José R.; Morim,Marli P.; Queiroz,Luciano P.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 rela...