Bryophytes of Sete Cidades National Park, Piauí, Brazil

By

Gomes Do Nascimento, Géssica Maria
Mendes Da Coceição, Gonçalo
Fernandes Peralta, Denilson
Oliveira, Hermeson Cassiano de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-8-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

969--988

Subjects

Bryophyta , Cerrado , Marchantiophyta

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.4.969

 

Abstract

Sete Cidades National Park is located in northeastern Piauí State, Brazil, and comprises several vegetation types characteristic of the Brazilian Cerrado. This study contributes to understanding the composition and distribution of Brazilian bryoflora and provides a list of bryophytes of Sete Cidades National Park. A total of 520 samples representing 90 species were collected, of which 53 represent new occurrences for Piauí, 25 for the Cerrado and four for the Northeast Region of Brazil. About 55% of the species have broad distributions in the country. This study highlights the relevance of Sete Cidades National Park for the conservation of species and the importance of continued bryofloristic studies in Piauí.