Tovomita Stergiosii Cuello (Clusiaceae: Clusieae) in Brazil Istributio

n First records of Tovomita stergiosii Cuello (Clusiaceae: Clusieae) in Brazil istributio

D Lucas Cardoso Marinho 1* 1 1, 2, 3

raphic , Rafael Felipe de Almeida and André Márcio Amorim g 2 eo 1 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil.

G Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Herbá[email protected] CEPEC, Itabuna, BA, Brazil. n 3 Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, UESC, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil. o * Corresponding author. E-mail: New records of Tovomita stergiosii

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N are presented for Brazil. We present a distribution map, as well as comments and illustrations on taxonomic related species. Cuello, a species previously recorded for Peruvian and Venezuelan Amazon,

DOI:

10.15560/10.6.1570

Clusiaceae Lindl. comprises 14 genera and about

600 species predominantly distributed in the tropics worldwide (Stevens 2014). The family is currentlyClusia dividedL., Chrysochlamys into three tribes:Poepp., Garcinieae Dystovomita Choisy, Symphoineae Choisy,Tovomita and Aubl., Clusieae and Tovomitopsis Choisy, the later including et al. 2013). (Engl.) D’Arcy, Tovomita Planch.ca. 45 &species Triana (Ruhfel(Cuello 2003) distributed throughout Neotropical rainforests, which 30 of themis represented are found within by the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forests (Bittrich et al.

2014). The genus is thancharacterized staminate by specimens. dioecious Leaves trees andare gathered shrubs, inon whichshort pistillate specimens show smaller and fewer flowers capsulesbranches, (Cuello yellowish 2003). latex is common (Gentry 1997), inflorescencesDuring visits are cymose,to northeastern terminal, andand fruits southeastern are fleshy herbaria in Brazil (acronyms follow Thiers 2014): ALCB, ASE, BAH, CEPEC, CESJ, CVRD, HB, HRB, HRJ, HST, HUEFS, HURB, IPA, JPB, MAC, MBML, PEUFR, R, RB, SP, SPF, UB, monographUEC, UESC, UFP,of Tovomita UFRN, VIES from and the HST Atlantic (not indexed: Forest, Sérgio new Figure 1. Tovomita species. A. T. Tavares Herbarium, Recife-PE), for the elaboration of the fructipendula (L. Marinho et al. T. glazioviana (L. Marinho et records were found of Tovomita stergiosii Cuello from the al. 602); C. FloralT. stergiosii buds of staminate flower ofT. stylosa (M. Correa & E. Brazilian Amazon. 457); B. (A. Ducke 25048); D. Montenegro 9672). Tovomita stergiosii Cuello, Novon 13: 34–36. 2003. range in those characters throughout populations in the Tovomita stergiosii

is easily recognized by its white Amazon and Atlantic Forests. However, the shapeT. glazioviana of floral latex, lanceolate to linear leaves, pedicel elongated, floral Engl.buds on(Figure staminate 1B) andflowers T. stylosa is crucial Hemsl. for identifying (Figure 1D), it. Thisand buds ovate and mucronulate at apex in staminate flowers, species is also morphologically related to numbernot mucronulate to 20 (Cuello in pistillate 2003). flowers, stamens of staminate Tovomita stergiosii flowers and staminodes of pistillate flowers reducedTovomita in westerntheir morphological portion of Imeridifferences and Madeira are presented provinces on Table (Cuello 1. brasiliensis (Mart.) Walp. [=Tovomita fructipendula 2003; Morrone 2014) wasin the only territories previously of cited Venezuela for the Pav.)This Cambess.], species which is morphologically is recorded from related Brazil, to Colombia and French Guiana. Foliar characters pointed as differences (Ruiz & taxa,and Peru,representing respectively. different These biogeographic provinces are units remarkably in the once T. fructipendula Neotropicsknown for showing(Morrone high 2014). rates Our of dataendemism represent for different a wider between these two by Cuello (2003) are not consistent, (Figure 1A) shows a remarkable 1570 Marinho et al. | First records of Tovomita stergiosii in Brazil

Table 1. Morphological characters used to distinguish

T. fructipendula TovomitaT. glazioviana stergiosii from closely relatedT. stergiosii species. T. stylosa Distribution Amazon and Atlantic Forest Atlantic Forest Amazon Forest Amazon and Atlantic Forest (Caribbean coast) short (6–20 mm long) elongate (20–25 mm long) Floral bud shape in staminate oblong with the apex rounded orbicular with the apex rounded ovate with the apex mucronulate oblong with the apex acute Pedicel in both flowers short (10–18 mm long) (5–6 mm long) (3–4 mm long) short(6–10 (6–7 mm long)mm long) Length and number of stamens long, ca. long, ca. 50 (4–4.5 mm long) reduced, ca. 20 (2.5–3.5 mm long) long, ca. flowers (5–9 mm long) Fruit shape orbicular orbicular 50 (4–7 mm long) 50 (7–9 mm long) pyriform pyriform

Figure 2. Distribution map of Tovomita stergiosii in South America. In detail the biogeographic provinces following Morrone (2014), showing the new records in Imeri (in Boreal Brazilian dominion) and Madeira provinces (in South Brazilian dominion) (black circles). range of distribution of this species in these provinces M. Rimachi 7616 within a conservation unit (i.e., de Momón, surroundings of caserío de San José,S. McDaniel August (FigureSpecimens 2), as well examined: as its first Brazil records: in Brazilian territory &1984, M. Rimachi 20466 (MO); Río Nanay, two bends below A. Ducke Ducke 25048 Reserve). entrance to MapaJ. Revilla Cocha, 3610 14 January 1976, A. Ducke 21264 Amazonas: Alto RioR. (MO);T. vicinityCroat 19887 of Iquitos (MO). (collection Negro,Spruce 142458 October 1932, (RB); Manaus, data lost), 1977, (MO); Río Mamón near Río 1938, (RB);J.E.L.S. Rio Ribeiro Uarpés et(= al. Uapés), 1143 s/d, Nanay,Acknowledgments: 1 September We 1972, the curators of the visited herbaria, (RB); Reserva Florestal Ducke, Igarapé do thank Tinga, 13 August 1993, A. Vicentini(UEC); et al. mainly of the RB and UEC Herbaria. Also we thank Conselho Nacional 928Reserva Florestal Ducke, Manaus-Itacoatiara, km 26 de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for providing a (02°0531′ S, 59°58′ W), 28 March 1995, Master Fellowship to LCM, Research Productivity Fellowship to AMA, L.O.A. grant # 306992/2012–4, and financial support from Reflora Malpighiales Teixeira (UEC). et al. Humaitá, 1241 estrada Humaitá-Jacarecanga, km 45, LiteratureProject, grant Cited # 563548/2010–0. rio Maici-Mirim (07°45′ S, 62°32′ W), 19 June Venezuela1982, : (RB). Bittrich, V., R.J. Trad, F. Cabral and J.E. Nascimento-Jr. 2014. Clusiaceae; Specimens previously cited in literature: in: R.C. Forzza, J.F.A. Baumgratz, C.E.M. Bicudo, A.A. Carvalho Jr., A. G.Território Aymard & Federal L. Delgado Amazonas: 8423 Atapabo, Alto Río Orinoco, Costa, D.P. Costa, M. Hopkins, P.M. Leitman, L.G. Lohmann, L.C. Maia, Caño Tama Tama, 2 km from E of Tama Tama, 3 March 1990, G. Martinelli, M. Menezes, M.P. Morim,Lista M.A.N. de Espécies Coelho, da A.L. Flora Peixoto, do Brasil. J.R. Pirani, J. Prado, L.P.Queiroz, V.C. Souza,Electronic J.R. Stehmann, Database L.S. accessibleSylvestre, M. Colella, J. Velázco, E. (MO,Guayamare PORT, VEN);& S. Camico Casiquiare, 2016 atB.M.T. Walter and D. Zappi (eds.). . Captured on 24 Río Casiquiare, Laguna de Paciva and vicinity, 8 February SeptemberJardim Botânico 2014. do Rio de Janeiro. 1991, Cuello, http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2012/FB006883N.L. 2003. A new species of Tovomita (Clusiaceae) from Amazonian A. Castillo & B. Camaripano 8362 Venezuela and Peru. Novon 13: 34–36. VEN).(NY, PORT); Peru: Río Sipapo, surroundings of Cerro Pelota, 20 A Field of Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody February 2001, (PORT, Gentry, A.H. 1997. Loreto: Maynas, Iquitos, Río Nanay, Quebrada 1571 Marinho et al. | First records of Tovomita stergiosii in Brazil

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