Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

New species of Hypolytrum Rich. (Cyperaceae) from the Neotropics

  • Articles
  • Published:
Brittonia Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Five new species ofHypolytrum Rich. from South America are described and illustrated.Hypolytrum amorimii andH. jardimii, both of sect.Bullata T. Koyama, are species with pseudopetioles and colored leaves, and endemic to the rain forest of southeastern Brazil.Hypolytrum bahiense (sect.Hypolytrum), a species with a lax synflorescence and two, free and lightly scabridulous floral bracts, is endemic to the rain forest of southeastern Bahia, Brazil.Hypolytrum leptocalamum (sect.Hypolytrum), a species with lax synflorescence and spike ellipsoid to cylindrical, is restricted to area of tepuis in the Guayana Highland (Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela).Hypolytrum paraense (sect.Hypolytrum), a species with three, partly connate and densely scabridulous floral bracts, is restricted to the rain forest of the Amazon Basin, in the state of Pará, Brazil.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Literature Cited

  • Alves, M., M. Maranhão-Estelita, M. Wanderely &W. Thomas. 2001. Implicações taxonômicas da anatomia foliar em espécies neotropicais deHypolytrum (Cyperaceae). Revista Brasileira de Botânica. 25: 1–9.

    Google Scholar 

  • Goetghebeuer, P. 1998. Cyperace. Pages 141–190.In: K. Kubitzki, editor. The families and genera of vascular plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Graminae). Vol. 4. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

    Google Scholar 

  • Koyama, T. 1970. The American species of the genusHypolytrum (Cyperaceae). Darwiniana 16: 49–92.

    Google Scholar 

  • Muasya, A., J. Bruhl, D. Simpson, A. Culham &M. Chase. 2000. Suprageneric phylogeny of Cyperaceae: a combined analysis. Pages 593–601In: K. Wilson & D. Morrison, editor. Monocots: systematics and evolution. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.

    Google Scholar 

  • Simpson, D. 1992. A revision of the genusMapania. Royal Botanical Garden, London.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Depto. Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Moraes Rêgo s.n., 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Marccus Vinicius Alves

  2. The New York Botanical Garden, 10458-5126, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.

    Wm. Wayt Thomas

  3. Instituto de Botânica de São Paulos, CP 4005, 01061-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Maria Das Graças Lapa Wanderley

Authors
  1. Marccus Vinicius Alves
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Wm. Wayt Thomas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Maria Das Graças Lapa Wanderley
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Alves, M.V., Thomas, W.W. & Das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. New species of Hypolytrum Rich. (Cyperaceae) from the Neotropics. Brittonia 54, 124–135 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2002)054[0124:NSOHRC]2.0.CO;2

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2002)054[0124:NSOHRC]2.0.CO;2

Key words

Search

Navigation