2021/04/07 by Juliana de Paula‐Souza, Alexandre Gibau de Lima, Vinícius Castro Souza · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and animal studies #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions #Violaceae #Monophyly #Taxon #Botany #Biology #Genus #Key (lock) #Endemism #Geography #Ecology #Phylogenetics #Clade
paper · pdf · doi:10.24823/ejb.2021.357
openalex publication_date 2021/04/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Pombalia Vand. (Violaceae) is represented in the Cerrado by a well-supported monophyletic group of species known as the Pombalia lanata complex, characterised by some unique vegetative and reproductive features within the genus. This group includes six species – Pombalia cristalina, P. insignis, P. lanata, P. poaya, P. strigoides and P. velutina – the first two of which are new to science. Pombalia lanata shows the widest geographical distribution throughout the Central Brazilian Plateau and the Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais state, with a disjunction in Misiones Province, Argentina. Because most species in this group are narrow endemics, we evaluated the conservation status of all taxa. An identification key for the species, descriptions, illustrations, maps of geographical distribution and nomenclatural notes are also provided.