Diodia kuntzei K. Schum (Rubiaceae, Spermacoceae): a new record for the state of Acre, Brazil

By

Souza, Maria Cristina de
Fader, Andrea Alejandra Cabaña
Silveira, Marcos
Liesenfeld, Marcus Vinícius Athaydes

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-6-2

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

675--679

Subjects

Alto Juruá , Flora , Geographic distribution , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.3.675

 

Abstract

Diodia kuntzei (Rubiaceae, Spermacoceae) is prostrate herb, rooting at the nodes, with reddish stems, multifimbriate stipules, axillary one-two-flowered inflorescences, corolla with filiform tube, and indehiscent fruit. The species is recorded for the first time for the state of Acre, where it was found in Alto Juruá region, municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, in waterlogged habitat (07°33′32″S, 072°42′59″W). Images of the plant and comments on its habitat and distribution are provided.