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Taxonomy, distribution and emended description of the neotropical genus Lophogyne (Podostemaceae)

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The genus Lophogyne is revised based on recent collections and examination of type material. The two nominal species, Lophogyne arculifera and Lophogyne helicandra, are herein placed in synonymy under the new combination Lophogyne lacunosa (previously published as Marathrum lacunosum), rendering the genus monotypic. A detailed description and a distribution map of the genus is presented. Lophogyne lacunosa is assigned to the EN B1ab (iii) category of the IUCN red list of threatened species.

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O gênero Lophogyne é revisto com base em observações de coletas recentes e dos tipos. Duas espécies nominais, Lophogyne arculifera e Lophogyne helicandra, são sinonimizadas com Lophogyne lacunosa (previamente publicada como Marathrum lacunosum), tornando o gênero monotípico. Uma descrição detalhada e um mapa de distribuição é apresentado. Lophogyne lacunosa é considerada como pertencente à categoria EN B1ab (iii) da lista vermelha de espécies ameaçadas da IUCN.

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This work was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – Ministério de Ciência e Tecnologia (CNPq-MCT) through Produtividade em Pesquisa Grant (2009–2011: proc. 307073/2008-4) to C. P. Bove and National Science Foundation Grant DEB-0444589 and Connecticut State University-AAUP research grants to C. T. Philbrick. Dr. Garrett E. Crow provided valuable advice on nomenclature. Special thanks are due to Dr. Cristiana Koschnitski for kindly translating a paper from German and Mr. Thomas C. Edson for assistance in laboratory analyses. Two anonymous reviewers are thanked for their helpful comments on an early version of the manuscript. We thank the following herbaria for allowing the study of their specimens: BHCB, C, CESJ, G, GUA, K, L, MEXU, P, R, RB, W, WCSU. Material was collected with permit 02022.001282/2005-52 and SISBIO 13795-1 from Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Renováveis, IBAMA – Ministério do Meio Ambiente, dos Recursos Hídricos e da Amazônia Legal-MMA).

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  1. Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 20940-040, Brasil

    Claudia Petean Bove

  2. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, 06810, USA

    C. Thomas Philbrick

  3. Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68049, 21944-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

    Wilson J. E. M. Costa

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Bove, C.P., Philbrick, C.T. & Costa, W.J.E.M. Taxonomy, distribution and emended description of the neotropical genus Lophogyne (Podostemaceae). Brittonia 63, 156–160 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-010-9143-3

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