James Lucas da Costa-Lima

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• Associate Professor at Federal Rural University of Semi-Árido

We revisited the taxonomy and nomenclature of Erythroxylum moonii Hochr. (Erythroxylaceae), an important medicinal plant from Sri Lanka and southern India. As a result, we resolved the nomenclatural controversies concerning the use and application of some names for this species and selected a lectotype for Sethia acuminata Arn., the basionym of the...

Oxalis sect. Holophyllum (Oxalidaceae) is a small group of species that is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Esp ırito Santo, and Bahia. Species of the section can be recognized by their unifoliolate leaves, one-seeded car-pels, and the common presence of dorsiventrally flattened (and sometimes...

During a nomenclatural revision of Acanthaceae published by J.M.C. Vellozo in his Florae fluminensis, we found that Veronica fluminensis Vell. (published in 1829) matched the types of Eranthemum heterophyllum Nees (published in 1847), the basionym of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest endemic Pseuderanthemum heterophyllum (Nees) Radlk. Thus, we propose...

The genus Thyrsacanthus (Acanthaceae) was re-established to accommodate South American species of Anisacanthus recovered as phylogenetically distant from the main Anisacanthus lineage. However, some species of uncertain generic placement remained in Anisacanthus: Anisacanthus pohlii, known only from the type specimen destroyed during World War II;...

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...

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

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...

A Coleção Flora do Brasil 2020 reúne os resultados obtidos ao longo de mais de dez anos de trabalho de uma rede colaborativa composta por taxonomistas brasileiros e estrangeiros, coordenada pelo Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ) e por um comitê gestor-científico constituído em 2008. Esse trabalho teve a finalidade de cumprir metas delineadas...

This treatment includes the following taxa: Schoepfiaceae, Arjona, Schoepfia. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O., Dettke, G.A. 2020. Schoepfiaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB220.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Oxalidaceae, Averrhoa, Biophytum, Oxalis. How to cite: Fiaschi, P., Costa-Lima, J.L., M.C. de Abreu, Costa, T.S., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Oxalidaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB181.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Acanthaceae, Anisacanthus, Aphelandra, Asystasia, Avicennia, Brillantaisia, Chamaeranthemum, Clistax, Dicliptera, Dyschoriste, Elytraria, Encephalosphaera, Eranthemum, Fittonia, Graptophyllum, Harpochilus, Hemigraphis, Herpetacanthus, Hygrophila, Hypoestes, Justicia, Kalbreyeriella, Lepidagathis, Megaskep...

This treatment includes the following taxa: Bataceae, Batis. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Bataceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB58.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Anisophylleaceae, Anisophyllea, Polygonanthus. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Anisophylleaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB46.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Sphenocleaceae, Sphenoclea. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Sphenocleaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB226.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Krameriaceae, Krameria. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L. 2020. Krameriaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB140.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Rhizophoraceae, Cassipourea, Paradrypetes, Rhizophora, Sterigmapetalum. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L. 2020. Rhizophoraceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB208.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Olacaceae, Dulacia, Ptychopetalum. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Olacaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB175.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Coulaceae, Minquartia. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Coulaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB618588.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Strombosiaceae, Tetrastylidium. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Strombosiaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB618587.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Ximeniaceae, Curupira, Douradoa, Ximenia. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Ximeniaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB618591.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Erythropalaceae, Brachynema, Heisteria. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Erythropalaceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB618586.

This treatment includes the following taxa: Aptandraceae, Aptandra, Cathedra, Chaunochiton. How to cite: Costa-Lima, J.L., Chagas, E.C.O. 2020. Aptandraceae in Flora of Brazil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB618593.

During the nomenclatural revision of Acanthaceae names described by Friar J.M.C. Vellozo in his Florae fluminensis, we realized that Pedicularis acaulis Vell. was conspecific with Napeanthus primulifolius (Gesneriaceae), a Brazilian Atlantic Forest endemic species. This study presents the complete and updated synonymy of N. primulifolius, including...

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...

The names Bellucia dichotoma and B. imperialis have been treated as synonyms and both had been considered as published in the same work, the Cogniaux's monograph for Flora Brasiliensis. Bellucia dichotoma is the currently accepted name and it is widely applied to herbarium specimens and used in some Melastomataceae floristic treatments and South Am...

Oxalis cipoensis, nom. nov. (Oxalidaceae) is herein published as a replacement name for the illegitimate name Oxalis calcicola from Brazil, which is a later homonym of Oxalis calcicola from Guatemala.

Five new species of Ruellia from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil are described: Ruellia curupira, R. fulozinha, R. insurrecta, R. jiboia, and R. taboleirana. Ruellia curupira (from the States of Alagoas and Bahia), R. fulozinha (Alagoas and Pernambuco), R. insurrecta (Alagoas), and R. jiboia (Alagoas and Bahia) occur exclusively in fores...

The taxonomy of Eriocaulon modestum and its infraspecific taxa is revised. Eriocaulon modestum var. brevifolium and E. modestum f. viviparum are accepted as distinct taxa and raised to the species level under the names E. candango E.C.O.Chagas and E. ibeji E.C.O.Chagas, respectively. We present a complete list of synonyms and examined specimens of...

A synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) for Brazil is presented. Six species are recognized: Dicliptera ciliaris, D. sexangularis, and D. squarrosa, widely distributed in South America; D. purpurascens, which ranges from the North Region of Brazil (in the state of Acre) to eastern Bolivia; D. gracilirama, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of no...

Two new species of Erythroxylum endemic to the Espinhaço Range, in eastern Brazil, are described. Erythroxylum itan occurs in seasonal forest on hilltops in the Itacambiruçu River valley, in the Grão Mogol region of northern Minas Gerais, and E. kanga occurs in campo rupestre and cerrado vegetation along the Espinhaço Range, in the states of Bahia...

To prepare for a revision of Guapira Aubl. in Brazil, this work proposes nomenclatural changes, typifications, and synonyms. We report twelve more species for the Brazilian flora, including the description of a new species, Guapira candanga, and resurrection of eleven names previously in synonymy. We rearrange the synonymy of some names, combine se...

Two new species of Turnera (Passifloraceae s. l., Turneroideae), T. acangatinga and T. ibateguara, from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, are described. Some specimens of T. acangatinga were originally treated as T. annularis. Turnera ibateguara was recently considered part of T. pernambucensis, a species which also occurs in the Atlantic...

Eugenia caipora (Myrtaceae), a new species from northeastern Brazil, is here described; it occurs in restinga vegetation, Tabuleiros litorâneos (Tabuleiro savanna), and seasonal forests in Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas. The new species is morphologically similar to Eugenia azuruensis, though differing by the leaf blade...

We herein describe two new species of Myrciaria (Myrtaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Myrciaria cambuca and M. una. The two species have long rusty trichomes on the branches and leaves, and were, for a long time, identified as Myrciaria ferruginea. Both are morphologically similar and can be separated by habit (Myrciaria cambuca is a smal...

Four new species of Eriocaulon from Bahia, Brazil, are described and illustrated. Eriocaulon botocudo and E. yba occur in the western part of the state, while E. kulumi and E. pyatan inhabit the Chapada Diamantina. Comparisons with morphologically similar taxa, their preferred habitats, and the known distributions of the new species are provided.

Until recently, Harpochilus (Acanthaceae) contained two morphologically distinct species, Harpochilus neesianus and H. phaeocarpus, from northeastern Brazil. During an analysis of herbarium collections, we found an undescribed species of Harpochilus from the Brazilian semiarid region. However, another group of botanists simultaneously discovered th...

The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) was established by the Conference of Parties in 2002 to decrease the loss of plant diversity, reduce poverty and contribute to sustainable development. To achieve this overarching goal, the GSPC has established a series of targets, one of which is to ensure that plant diversity is well understood, s...

Based on fieldwork and an extensive analysis of herbarium and type collections, a new species which grows in sedimentary soil in the Brazilian semiarid region, Erythroxylum pyan (Erythroxylaceae), is described here. The new species occurs in areas of hyperxerophilic caatinga in the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, a...

Varronia mariana (Cordiaceae, Boraginales), a new species from the Brazilian semiarid region, is described here. The new species is distinguished from other known Varronia species with cephaloid inflorescences by the indumentum with uncinate trichomes, calyx lobes that are acute to slightly acuminate, and a shorter corolla. A complete morphological...

Six Eugenia species from the Atlantic Forest of Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil, are described here: Eugenia anthropophaga, E. cambemba, E. curuba, E. jussara, E. mammifera, and E. palmarina. Eugenia anthropophaga and E. jussara are morphologically similar to each other but distinguished by the ovate (vs. linear in E. jussara) bracts, fruiting p...

Resumo Este trabalho apresenta o estudo florístico das Erythroxylaceae que ocorrem nas formações de canga da Serra dos Carajás, no estado do Pará, Brasil. A família é representada na área de estudo por nove espécies de Erythroxylum: Erythroxylum carajasense, E. citrifolium, E. leptoneurum, E. macrophyllum, E. mucronatum, E. nelson-rosae, E. rufum,...

RESUMO Erythroxylaceae compreende entre 240-250 espécies distribuídas nas áreas tropicais do globo, quase todas pertencentes ao gênero Erythroxylum. A maior diversidade do gênero está na região Neotropical, tendo o Brasil como principal centro de diversidade e endemismo. No Brasil são registradas 128 espécies, das quais 83 são endêmicas, com maior...

The floristic treatment of Rhizophoraceae from the canga formations of the Serra dos Carajás, in Pará state, Brazil, is presented and includes morphological descriptions, comments on geographic distribution and preferential habitats, as well as illustrations of Cassipourea Peruviana, the only registered species of Rhizophoraceae in the area.

Based on an analysis of 58 herbarium collections from South America and Europe, including types, this work proposes a new name for Erythroxylum amplifolium (Mart.) O.E.Schulz and designates lectotypes for the new name and E. cuneifolium (Mart.) O.E.Schulz, E. pachyneurum O.E.Schulz, E. patentissimum O.E.Schulz, and/or their synonyms. The complete s...

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...

Erythroxylum Browne (1756: 278) is the largest genus in Erythroxylaceae Kunth (1821: 175), including 230–240 species (Plowman & Berry 1999, Plowman & Hensold 2004). It is distributed in tropical areas, with its greatest diversity (187 species) in the Neotropics (Plowman & Hensold 2004). The Neotropical species are characterized by intrapetiolar sti...

Erythroxylaceae tem distribuição pantropical e apresenta cerca de 240 espécies circunscritas a quatro gêneros. Apenas Erythroxylum ocorre na região Neotropical e no Brasil são registradas 123 espécies, com maior diversidade na Mata Atlântica, especialmente no Nordeste. A Mata Atlântica do Nordeste do Brasil, considerada a porção mais ameaçada do bi...

Erythroxylum Browne (1756: 278) includes about 230–240 species and is the only genus of Erythroxylaceae Kunth (1821: 175) occurring in the Neotropical region (Plowman & Berry 1999, Plowman & Hensold 2004). The eastern and northeastern Brazil and Venezuela are considered centers of its diversity and endemism (Daly 2004). For Brazil, 123 species are...

Three new species of Erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil are described and illustrated: Erythroxylum stenopetalum from the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco, and E. rhodappendiculatum and E. tapa-curanum from Pernambuco. Due to their restricted distribution, and in accordance with the IUCN criteria, the new...

In this paper we present new synonyms and typifications in Erythroxylum sect. Rhabdophyllum: four taxa are synonymized, three of which at the specific level and one at the infraspecific one, and fourteen lectotypifications are made.

Resumo: O presente estudo tem como objetivo contribuir para o conhecimento das espécies de Erythroxylaceae ocorrentes no estado do Rio Grande do Norte. O trabalho tem por base a análise morfológica de materiais depositados em herbários e coletas de campo, além da compilação de dados de literatura. Foram registradas 11 espécies: Erythroxylum barbatu...

Erythroxylum nordestinum, a new species of Erythroxylum sect. Rhabdophyllum, is described and illustrated. It occurs in the semiarid region of Bahia, Pernambuco, and Sergipe states of northeastern Brazil. It is recognized by striate stipules that are longer than the petiole, subsessile flowers with the calyx lobes narrowly triangular and longer tha...

Erythroxylum umbrosum, a new species of Erythroxylum sect. Archerythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, which occurs in submontane forests in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by having non-striated, reduced stipules that are shortly 3–setose at the a...