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Bauhinia proboscidea
(2021)
Bauhinia proboscidea is a shrub or tree from 4 to 12 metres tall with a diameter from 10 to 25 cm when mature, sometimes reported as scandent. This species occurs on the Pacific slope of central and southern Costa Rica and ...
Beilschmiedia vestita (Lauraceae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic forest
(SPRINGERNEW YORK, 2012)
A new species of Lauraceae, Beilschmiedia vestita, from the Brazilian Atlantic forest, in Minas Gerais state, is described and illustrated. Its morphological similarities and differences in relation to other species of ...
Four new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil
(2013)
Microlicia D. Don (Melastomataceae) has about 120 species concentrated in central Brazil. During the inventory of Microlicieae of Mucugê, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil we have found four new species of Microlicia, all ...
Trends in Threat Status and Priorities in Conservation of the Woodpeckers of the World
(Museum & Inst Zoology, 2014-12)
Taking the first IUCN Red List from 1988 as a starting point, I review trends in the threat status of the woodpecker species of the world, the geographical distribution of (near-) threatened woodpecker species, threat ...
Assessment of quality of input data used to classify ecosystems according to the IUCN Red List methodology: The case of the central Chile hotspot
(Elsevier, 2016-12)
During the last decade, the IUCN has developed criteria analogous to the Red List of Threatened Species to perform similar risk assessment on ecosystems, creating the Red List of Ecosystems methodology. One of the most ...
New Species of Eugenia sect. Racemosae (Myrtaceae) from the Atlantic Forest, Eastern Brazil
(MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, 2009)
Morphological characters support the description of four new species of Eugenia L sect. Racemosae O. Berg (Myrtaceae) from Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The new species are described, illustrated, and compared with putatively ...
Actinocephalus koernickeanus, a New Species of Eriocaulaceae from Minas Gerais, Brazil
(MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, 2009)
We describe and illustrate the new species Actinocephalus koernickeanus Trovo & F. N. Costa (Eriocaulaceae, Paepalanthoideae) from the Espinhaco Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and compare it with the morphologically similar ...
Matelea quindecimlobata (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a New Species from Amazonas, Brazil
(MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, 2009)
Matelea quindecimlobata Farinaccio & W. D. Stevens, a new species of Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae, from Amazonas, Brazil, is described and illustrated. The most diagnostic aspect of this new species of Matelea. Aublet s. ...