New records of Orchidaceae in Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil

By

Guimarães, Leonardo Ramos Seixas
Penha, Túlio Luiz Laitano
Barros, Fábio de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-9-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

876--879

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.4.876

 

Abstract

The occurrences of nine species of Orchidaceae belonging to six genera: Alatiglossum (2 species), Baptistonia (2), Cattleya (1), Encyclia (2), Promenaea (1) and Stelis (1) are noted here for the first time in Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais state, Brasil. Morphological characters of the genera are briefly described. These new records highlight the importance to preserve the area.