First record of Pogoniopsis Rchb. (Orchidaceae: Triphorinae) in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil

By

Bittencourt, Felipe
Gasper, André Luís de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-11-15

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1990--5

Subjects

Atlantic forest , endemic species , myco-heterotrophic , rare species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.6.1990

 

Abstract

Pogoniopsis is an endemic and myco-heterotrophic orchid genus with only two species in Brazil that can be found growing under dense canopy. Pogoniopsis schenckii is more widely distributed, with records in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Here we record P. schenckii for the first time in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, in a subtropical broadleaved forest, as well the genus Pogoniopsis itself, expanding its southern distribution limit. In addition, a description and a distribution map of the collected specimens are presented.