Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed

Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed

The 558 km range extension of the Amazonian aroid Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu into semi-arid Northeast Brazil is confirmed. This species occurs in Ceará in threatened fragments of brejo forest at ca. 580–870 m elevation. An illustrated taxonomic description is provided. The species’  Extent of...

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Main Authors: Ivanilza de Andrade, M. Francilene Silva, Thales Ribeiro, Simon Mayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-06-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19510/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-23cae08f99e74a8493af8636e51eddb92021-05-21T15:14:31ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2016-06-011231710.15560/12.3.190819510Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmedIvanilza de Andrade0M. Francilene Silva1Thales Ribeiro2Simon Mayo3Universidade Federal do Piauí, Herbário Delta do Parnaíba-HDELTA, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso, Av. São Sebastião 2819, CEP 64202-020, Parnaíba, PI, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Ceará-UFC, NPDM-LOE, Núcleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Medicamentos (NPDM), Laboratório de Oncologia Experimental (LOE), Porangabussu, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo 1000, CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilUniversidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú - UVA, Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Av. da Universidade, Campus Betânia, Sobral, CE, BrazilHonorary Research Associate, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew Green, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United KingdomThe 558 km range extension of the Amazonian aroid Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu into semi-arid Northeast Brazil is confirmed. This species occurs in Ceará in threatened fragments of brejo forest at ca. 580–870 m elevation. An illustrated taxonomic description is provided. The species’  Extent of Occurrence (EOO) is estimated as 356,392 km2 (meets Least Concern); the Area of Occupancy (AOO), 60 km2 using a 2×2 km cell (Endangered). Within Ceará the EOO is 41.4 km2 (Critically Endangered) and the AOO is 16 km2 (Endangered). https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19510/download/pdf/
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M. Francilene Silva
Thales Ribeiro
Simon Mayo
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M. Francilene Silva
Thales Ribeiro
Simon Mayo
Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed
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M. Francilene Silva
Thales Ribeiro
Simon Mayo
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title Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed
title_short Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed
title_full Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed
title_fullStr Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed
title_full_unstemmed Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed
title_sort dracontium nivosum (lem.) g.h.zhu (araceae): range extension from amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in northeast brazil confirmed
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description The 558 km range extension of the Amazonian aroid Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu into semi-arid Northeast Brazil is confirmed. This species occurs in Ceará in threatened fragments of brejo forest at ca. 580–870 m elevation. An illustrated taxonomic description is provided. The species’  Extent of Occurrence (EOO) is estimated as 356,392 km2 (meets Least Concern); the Area of Occupancy (AOO), 60 km2 using a 2×2 km cell (Endangered). Within Ceará the EOO is 41.4 km2 (Critically Endangered) and the AOO is 16 km2 (Endangered). 
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19510/download/pdf/
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