Daniela S. Carneiro-Torres

• State University of Feira de Santana

This work presents the taxonomic treatment of the Maprounea (Euphorbiaceae) in Bahia as a contribution to the knowledge of the flora of the state. The genus includes five species, three American and two African. Three species are found in Brazil, two of them in Bahia: M. brasiliensis and M. guianensis. Descriptions, illustrations, an identification...

Euphorbiaceae é uma das maiores famílias entre as eudicotiledôneas, com cerca de 6300 espécies distribuídas em aproximadamente 300 gêneros (Simpson 2006). Possui distribuição cosmopolita, ocorrendo principalmente em áreas tropicais (Heywood et al. 2007).

Maprounea pertence à família Euphorbiaceae, subfamília Euphorbioideae, tribo Hippomaneae (Webster 1994; 2014). Trata-se de um pequeno gênero que inclui hábitos arbustivos e arbóreos, com ocorrência nos Neotrópicos e na África (Esser 2014).

Apresentamos aqui o tratamento taxonômico da tribo Jatropheae (Euphorbiaceae) na Bahia como contribuição ao conhecimento da flora do estado. Foram reconhecidos dois gêneros: Joannesia, com apenas uma espécie (J. princeps) e Jatropha, com 12 espécies: J. calcarea, J. curcas, J. elliptica, J. gossypiifolia, J. hastifolia, J. longibracteata, J. martiu...

Trichomes are key functional traits that protect plants against abiotic stresses, herbivores and pathogens. In addition to their ecological roles, trichomes show high morphological variability in many lineages, providing useful characters for species characterization and taxon delimitation. Here, we focus on trichomes in Croton, a megadiverse genus...

O gênero Mabea pertence à família Euphorbiaceae, e a tribo Hippomanae Compreende cerca de 50 espécies neotropicais, cuja maior diversidade se encontra na região Amazônica (Esser 1993; Webster 1994,).

Mabea é um gênero neotropical compreendendo cerca de 50 espécies. No Brasil, são registradas 25 espécies, três na Bahia: M. fistulifera, M. glaziovii e M. piriri. São apresentados descrições e comentários para todos os táxons, além de ilustrações, mapas de distribuição na Bahia e chave de identificação para as espécies.

É apresentada aqui a Flora de Caprifoliaceae para o estado da Bahia, Brasil. É reconhecida uma espécie nativa: Valeriana scandens. São apresentados descrição morfológica, ilustração, comentários e mapa de distribuição geográfica da espécie na Bahia.

O gênero Brasiliocroton (Euphorbiaceae) possui duas espécies, B. mamoninha e B. muricatus, ambas ocorrem no estado da Bahia. O tratamento inclui chave de identificação, descrições e comentários sobre distribuição geográfica, habitat e fenologia.

A new species of liana, Dicranostyles yrypoana (Convolvulaceae) is described from the Central Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The specimens of D. yrypoana remained with dubious identification in herbaria for at least 60 yr. This new species is distinguished from other species of Dicranostyles mainly for its tomentose leaves, in addition to its cylindr...

Jatropha Linnaeus (1753: 1006) belongs to subfamily Crotonoideae (Euphorbiaceae) and has ca. 180 species distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world (Dehgan 2012; Webster 2014). The genus is found throughout the Neotropical region, with Mexico (50 spp.) and Brazil (23 spp.) as its centers of diversity (Christensen et al. 2019).

É apresentada a flora de Magnoliaceae da Bahia, Brasil. Magnolia brasiliensis é a única espécie nativa no estado. São apresentadas descrições da família, do gênero e da espécie, além de ilustrações, mapa de distribuição e comentários gerais.

As características morfológicas das espécies, desempenham um papel muito importante na área de taxonomia vegetal, pois com base nesses dados são produzidas identificações e descrições das espécies. No geral, fornecem a maior parte da informação usada na identificação de plantas (Judd et al. 2009).

Jatropha pertencente à subfamília Crotonoideae e possui cerca de 180 espécies, distribuídas em regiões tropicais e subtropicais do mundo (Deghan 2012; Webster 2014).

É apresentada aqui a Flora de Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) para o estado da Bahia, Brasil. São reconhecidas nove espécies nativas: A. almadinensis, A. amblyodonta, A. brasiliensis, A. communis, A. inselbergensis, A. klotzschii, A. multicaulis, A. poiretii e A. villosa; além da cultivada A. wilkesiana. São apresentados: chave de identificação, descriçõe...

Myriopus eulinae (Heliotropiaceae), a new species from northeastern Brazil and associated with the Caatinga, Atlantic Forest, and Caatinga-Cerrado transition phytogeographic domain, is described and illustrated. The species can be morphologically recognized by its discolored leaf blade, lax inflorescences, and strigose to hirsute fruits. We discuss...

The shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiver-sity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxo-nomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impedi...

Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonosis transmitted by sandflies insects infected with Leishmania infantum, the etiological agent. It is a serious disease that may evolve to a fatal outcome when patients do not receive treatment for more than two years. Plant essential oils are a promising alternative to control this parasite. Therefore, in the presen...

The shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiver-sity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxo-nomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impedi...

Este tratamento é composto pelos seguintes táxons: Euphorbiaceae, Acalypha, Actinostemon, Adelia, Adenophaedra, Alchornea, Alchorneopsis, Aleurites, Algernonia, Angostylis, Anomalocalyx, Aparisthmium, Astraea, Astrococcus, Bernardia, Bia, Brasiliocroton, Caperonia, Caryodendron, Chiropetalum, Cleidion, Cnidoscolus, Codiaeum, Colliguaja, Conceveiba,...

A revised assessment of Croton L. sect. Geiseleria (A. Gray) Baill. is provided. The section as now circumscribed includes 84 species ranging across warm areas of the Americas. A nuclear ITS phylogeny of 150 accessions from 83 species and a chloroplast trnL-F phylogeny of 89 accessions from 65 species were generated to confirm correct phylogenetic...

The aim of this work was to evaluate the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Croton tetradenius Baill. (CTEO) and C. pulegiodorus Baill. (CPEO) essential oils against Staphylococcus aureus, and their synergism with antibiotics. The essential oils (EOs) were extracted by hydrodistillation and chemically characterized by gas chromatogr...

The urge to organise the world around us is an essential part of human nature. Naming and categorising enable us to store and access information ef ciently. The need to name and categorise extends to the natural world and, in particular, to living organisms. The science underpinning this area of knowledge is called Taxonomy, and is as old as humani...

This work presents the taxonomic treatment of the genus Astraea in Bahia. The state, along with Minas Gerais, has the highest diversity of Astraea, with seven species recognized: A. digitata, A. gracilis, A. klotzschii, A. paulina, A. praetervisa, A. subcomosa and A. surinamensis. The treatment includes an identification key, descriptions, photogra...

We describe and illustrate two new species of Jatropha from Bahia State, Brazil: Jatropha longibracteata and Jatropha paganuccii. The two new species occur on limestone outcrops in seasonally dry tropical forests. We also provide a distribution map and IUCN conservation status, as well as morphological comparisons with the closely related species J...

Croton has ca. 1200 species and a pantropical distribution, representing the second largest genus in Euphorbiaceae. In this work, we aim to characterize morphologically the pollen grains of 105 species of Croton, besides other representatives of tribe Crotoneae, to provide palynological data sustaining its current delimitation and classification an...

Astraea is a genus with 13 species, widely distributed throughout Neotropics and especially diverse in Brazil. The genus is currently placed in Crotoneae as sister to Acidocroton. This work aimed to characterize the pollen of Astraea as a contribution to the taxonomy and to understand the evolution of pollen traits between Astraea and Acidocroton....

The present study aimed to morphologically characterize the pollen grains of species of Brasiliocroton mamoninha and B. muricatus in order to expand palynological knowledge of the group and provide additional micromorphological information useful for studies of the relationships within Crotoneae. Polleniferous material was acetolysed and described...

The flora of Cannabaceae from the state of Bahia is presented. Six native species were recognized in two genera: Celtis, with four species (C. brasiliensis, C. ehrenbergiana, C. iguanaea and C. orthacanthos), and Trema, with two (T. micrantha and T. mollis). Identification keys, descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps in the state and notes...

Duas espécies de Apodanthaceae são reconhecidas na flora do estado da Bahia: Apodanthes caseariae e Pilostyles blanchetii. O tratamento inclui a primeira descrição formal das flores estaminadas de A. caseariae no Brasil, além da discussão sobre as sinonímias e hospedeiros de P. blanchetii. São fornecidas chave de identificação, descrições, ilustraç...

Two species of Apodanthaceae are recognized in the flora of Bahia state, Brazil: Apodanthes caseariae and Pilostyles blanchetii. The taxonomic treatment includes the first formal description of the A. caseariae staminate flowers in Brazil, as well as the discussion on P. blanchetii synonyms and hosts. An identification key, descriptions, illustrati...

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Croton (Euphorbiaceae) includes more than 1,300 accepted species and new species of the genus are continuously being described, which are mainly from Brazil. Two new species, Croton aemulus and C. graomogolensis, are herein described, placed in C. sect. Barhamia subsect. Barhamia, and compared to C. muscicapa and C. longibracteatus. The new species...

This is the taxonomic treatment of the Caricaceae from Bahia state, Brazil. Four species are recognized: Jacaratia corumbensis, J. heptaphylla, J. spinosa and Vasconcellea quercifolia. The treatment includes an identification key, descriptions and general comments for the taxa, as well as illustrations and distribution maps of the species in Bahia.

The flora of Juncaceae from Bahia State, Brazil, is presented here. Four species of Juncus are recognised: J. densiflorus, J. marginatus, J. micranthus and J. microcephalus. This is the first report of J. marginatus in the Northeast Brazil; the species was previously known only from the South. An identification key, descriptions, illustrations, gen...

Twenty-nine species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) from the state of Bahia are recognized here. Key for identification, descriptions, illustrations, and comments about the taxa, as well as distribution maps of the species in the state, are presented.

The flora of the Rapateaceae from Bahia State, Brazil, is presented here. Two species of Rapatea, R. paludosa and R. pycnocephala, and one species of Cephalostemon, C. angustatus, are recognized. An identification key, descriptions, illustrations and comments for taxa are presented, as well as a map of species distribution in the state.

Several types of non-glandular trichomes have been reported in tribe Crotoneae, especially in the genus Croton L.. The current classification of Croton trichomes, proposed by G. L. Webster et al. in 1996, was based on a reduced taxon sampling and for this reason it does not cover all existing types. In addition, overlapping descriptive parameters h...

The taxonomic treatment of the Costaceae from the state of Bahia, Brazil, is presented here. Five species are recognized, two species of Chamaecostus (C. cuspidatus and C. subsessilis) and three species of Costus (C. arabicus, C. scaber and C. spiralis). Identification keys, descriptions, illustrations, notes and maps of geographic distribution of...

The flora of Podocarpaceae, the only family of gymnosperms native to Bahia, Brazil, is presented here. Two species of Podocarpus are recognized: P. lambertii, occurring in the Chapada Diamantina region, and P. sellowii, occurring in the Chapada Diamantina and also in the montane and submontane forests in southern Bahia. Descriptions, identification...

Crotonoideae is a subfamily of Euphorbiaceae, a plant family that is characterized by the presence of laticifers and pollen grains with Croton pattern exine. We analysed 48 species of Crotonoideae from Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests within Caatinga vegetation aiming to contribute to the pollen morphology of this subfamily, focusing on endemics to...

Euphorbiaceae has a large representation in the semi-arid region of Brazil, and is considered one of the families that characterize Caatinga. The aim of this study was to conduct a floristic survey of the family Euphorbiaceae to Serra Geral of Licínio de Almeida including identification key, descriptions, comments and illustrations. The area is loc...

An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country’s biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, sh...

An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country’s biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, sh...

Abstract— Brasiliocroton muricatus is a new species from eastern Brazil that is described, illustrated, and placed in a phylogenetic context. It is only the second known species of Brasiliocroton. Its phylogenetic position was inferred based on sequences from the nrITS and plastid trnL-F markers, using a sampling of closely related genera in tribe...

Recebido em 17/8/12; aceito em 26/11/12; publicado na web em 6/3/13 FLAVONOIDS AND TERPENOIDS FROM Croton muscicarpa (Euphorbiaceae). A new sesquiterpene and twelve known compounds comprising eight flavonoids and four terpenoids, were isolated from the leaves, stems, roots and exudate of Croton muscicarpa Müll. Arg.. Their structures were identifie...

Croton echioides Baill., Euphorbiaceae, is a small tree found in Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. Its stem bark has been widely sold as an aphrodisiac and tonic, as a substitute for the roots of Ptychopetalum olacoides Benth. Olacaceae, the Amazon Muira Puama or Marapuama, and C. echioides is characterized as the "Northeastern Marapuama". This contribut...

Euphorbia flaviana, a new species endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to Euphorbia [subgenus Chamaesyce] section Crossadenia and is morphologically most similar to Euphorbia teres, from which it differs having thinner, longer, numerous verticillate branches, and involucral glands wi...

Euphorbia flaviana, a new species endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to Euphorbia [subgenus Chamaesyce] section Crossadenia and is morphologically most similar to Euphorbia teres, from which it differs in having thinner, longer, numerous verticillate branches, and involucral glands...

The Euphorbiaceae sensu lato are distributed mainly in the tropics, in various types of vegetation and habitats, being one of the largest, most complex and diverse families of angiosperms. It has recently been divided into four families, according to classification systems based on molecular phylogeny: Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto, Phyllanthaceae, P...

While conducting a floristic inventory of Croton from the Brazilian Caatinga, three new species were discovered. Croton arenosus, Croton glandulosobracteatus, and Croton harleyi are described and illustrated here. Based on morphological characters, Croton glandulosobracteatus is proposed to belong to section Barhamia, and C. arenosus and C. harleyi...

This study was based on the analysis of herbarium material, specialized bibliography and field collections, recording the occurrence of 35 species of the genus Croton for the state of Pernambuco. Most of these species are distributed exclusively in the Caatinga phytogeographic region; Croton fuscescens Spreng., C. grewioides Baill. and C. blancheti...

RESUMO O gênero Croton é o segundo maior e mais diverso em Euphorbiaceae, possuindo cerca de 1.200 espécies, difundidas predominantemente no continente americano. Este estudo foi baseado na análise morfológica de materiais herborizados e na observação das plantas em campo. Foram registradas 15 espécies, apenas C. heliotropiifolius com ampla distrib...

The chemical composition and the antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Croton heterocalyx leaves were evaluated. The oil which was analyzed by GC and GC/MS was found to contain germacrene D (12.5%), bicycloger-macrene (11.2%), δ-elemene (9.2%) β-elemene (8.2%), spathulenol (6.9%), linalool (5.4%) and 1,8-cineole (3.7%) as major component...

During a study of the genus Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) in Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, a new species Phyllanthus gongyloides Cordeiro & Carneiro-Torres sp. nov. was found and is described and illustrated here. It is probably endemic to the area and is placed in subgen. Phyllanthus, sect. Phyllanthus, subsect. Clausseniani G. L. Webster. A new coupl...

Este trabalho trata do estudo taxonômico das espécies de Phyllanthus L. encontradas na Chapada Diamantina, no Estado da Bahia. Foram reconhecidas 11 espécies: P. amarus Schumach. & Thonn., P. angustissimus Müll. Arg., P. claussenii Müll. Arg., P. flagelliformis Müll. Arg., P. heteradenius Müll. Arg., P. klotzschianus Müll. Arg., P. niruri L., P. or...

A familia Euphorbiaceae esta representada na regiao de Milagres por 30 especies distribuidas nos seguintes generos: Acalypha (I), Actinostemon (I), B ernardia (I), Chamaesyce (I), Cnidoscolus (3), Croton (7), Dalechampia (I), Ditaxis (I), Euphorbia (4), Jatropha (2), Manihot (I), Phyllamtus (2), Romanoa (I), Sapium (I), Sebastiania (I) e Tragia (2)...

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