Plant diversity on granite/gneiss rock outcrop at Pedra do Pato, Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, Brazil

By

Tinti, Bruno Vancini
Schaefer, Carlos E. R. G.
Nunes, Jaquelina Alves
Rodrigues, Alice Cristina
Fialho, Izabela Ferreira
Neri, Andreza Viana

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-10-30

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1780--8

Subjects

Atlantic Forest Domain , campo de altitude , gradient , high altitude rocky complexes , mountain vegetation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1780

 

Abstract

Campo de Altitude, one of the ecosystems associated with the Atlantic Forest, occurs mainly in high plateaus of Southeastern Brazil. The study area is in Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, Southeastern Brazil. We sampled six habitats (swamp field, Vellozia field, high mountain field, scrub slope, high altitude scrub, and cloud forest) that represent three physiognomies (grassland, scrub, and woodland). Overall, 180 species were recorded, belonging to 128 genera and 58 families. The richest families were Orchidaceae (20 species), Asteraceae (19), Melastomataceae (18), Rubiaceae (11), Myrtaceae (9) and Cyperaceae, Lauraceae, Solanaceae and Poaceae with five species each. The genera with highest number of species were: Baccharis, Miconia and Tibouchina with five species each; Solanum with four; Paepalanthus, Myrcia, Myrciaria and Vellozia with three.