Flora of Bahia: Loasaceae

Authors

  • Ana Luiza Andrade Côrtes Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, BR 116, Km 3, Av. Universitária s/n, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Ana Maria Giulietti Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, BR 116, Km 3, Av. Universitária s/n, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Tânia Regina dos Santos Silva Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, BR 116, Km 3, Av. Universitária s/n, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.

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https://doi.org/10.13102/scb7961

Abstract

The floristic survey of Loasaceae for Bahia State, Brazil is presented. The family has about 16 genera and 301 species, distributed in tropical and temperate zone of America. Five genera occur in Brazil with about 20 species. In Bahia State two genera and five species have been recorded: Aosa rupestris (Gardner) Weigend, A. gilgiana (Urb.) Weigend, A. parviflora (DC.) Weigend, A. sigmoidea Weigend and Mentzelia aspera L. Identification key, description, illustration and maps with the geographic distribution of the species in the state are presented.

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Published

2010-06-01

How to Cite

Côrtes, A. L. A., Giulietti, A. M., & Silva, T. R. dos S. (2010). Flora of Bahia: Loasaceae. SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 10(1), 152–158. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb7961

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2010)

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