Clarifying the occurrence and conservation status of Plantago dielsiana Pilg. and P. australis Lam. subsp. pretoana Rahn (Plantaginaceae) in Brazil

By

Hassemer, Gustavo
Trevisan, Rafael, 1980-
Rønsted, Nina

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-2-5

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

1569--5

Subjects

Distribution , endemic species , Plantagineae , South America , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.2.1569

 

Abstract

Problems in the original description of a species can have long-lasting consequences. This is the case of Plantago dielsiana and P. australis subsp. pretoana, two taxa referred to occur in Brazil by different authors. This work has the objective of clarifying the long standing misunderstanding about the occurrence of these two taxa in Brazil. Additionally, we revise the distribution and assess the conservation status of P. australis subsp. pretoana, an endangered, rather poorly understood subspecies endemic to southeastern Brazil.