Taxonomic studies on the in Brazil

Jimi Naoki Nakajima Instituto de Biologia Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Programa de Pós-graduaçào em Biologia Vegetal World’s diversity King & Robinson (1977) Eupatorieae – systematic review 160 genera, ca. 2,000 species Bremer (1994) Eupatorieae 170 genera, ca. 2,400 species Robinson (1996). Recent studies in the Eupatorieae and Heliantheae Hind & Robinson (2007). Eupatorieae 17 subtribes, 182 genera ca. 2,200 species Robinson, Schilling & Panero (2009) Phylogeny of tribe 19 subtribes Brazilian diversity Baker (1873)

17 genera, 335 species Barroso (1986) 24 genera, 616 species (total 14 tribes, 196 genera and 1,900 species Third richest family in Brazil

Taxa Total Eupatorieae genera 271 83 species 1.966 607 Eupatorieae is the first tribe in number of genera and species 700

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300 Gêneros 223 Espécies 206 Endêmicos 200

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Inuleae

Liabeae

Bahieae

Astereae

Tageteae

Stifftieae

Cardueae

Mutisieae

Helenieae

Hyalideae

Millerieae

Cichorieae

Vernonieae

Polymnieae

Heliantheae Eupatorieae

Moquinieae

Nassauvieae Gochnatieae Senecioneae Gnaphalieae

Anthemideae

Barnadesieae

Coreopsideae

Neurolaeneae Wunderlichieae What is the significance of this diversity? 45,6% of Eupatorieae genera in the world 27,55 of Eupatorieae species in the world

30,5% of Eupatorieae genera in Brazil 30,8% of Eupatorieae species in Brazil

40 genera occur only in Brazil (48% of genera) 440 species occur only in Brazil (72% os species) And in Brazilian highlands?

Threatened species of the tribe Tabela 4. Número e respectivo percentual de espécies de incluídas em cada categoria na revisão da Lista Vermelha da flora brasileira (FUNDAÇÃO BIODIVERSITAS, 2007c). CA: categoria de ameaça.

Espécies CA Nº de % (Lista) % (espécies ameaçadas) espécies Deficiente em dados Dados deficientes (DD) 213 50 Não ameaçadas Não Ameaçada (LC) 50 12 Ameaçadas de extinção Criticamente em Perigo (CR) 70 38 42,42 Em Perigo (EN) 21 12,73 Vulnerável (VU) 74 44,85 Total de espécies Ameaçadas 165 100 Total de espécies da Lista 428 100

28 species threatened, 45 species Data Deficient Táxon sp IUCN Estado Agrianthus 2 CR BA Catolesia 1 CR BA Symphyopappus 1 CR MG Planaltoa 1 EN GO Stylotrichium 4 2 EN / 2 CR BA Acritopappus 3 2 EN / 1 CR BA Mikania 1 VU BA Eupatorium s.l. 2 VU MG Gardnerina 1 VU MG Stevia 1 VU MG CR – Critically endangered species

Catolesia mentiens Agrianthus pungens Symphyopappus reticulatus EN – Endangered species

Stylotrichium corymbosum EN – Endangered species

Acritopappus catolensis VU – vunerable species

Stevia Mikania Taxonomic studies of the Eupatorieae in Brazil Barroso (1950) – Eupatorium 225 species Barroso (1951) – 18 species Barroso (1958) – Mikaniae 152 species

Vision of a great botanist + methodology of a brilliant bryologist Matzenbacher (1979) – Eupatorium RS 49 taxa Monteiro (1982) – Stevia serie Multiaristatae 16 species King & Robinson (1985) – Comments on generic concepts in the Eupatorieae King & Robinson (1987) – Eupatorieae 82 genera, most of them segregated from Eupatorium Ageratina adenophora

Cabrera & Klein (1989) – Eupatorieae from Santa Catarina 7 genera, 142 species Nakajima (1991) – Stevia series Paleaceoaristatae and Pauciaristatae 18 species Evaluation of microcharacters of Stevia Acritopappus santosii Bautista (2000) – Systematic and phylogeny of Acritopappus 19 species

Nakajima (2000) – Asteraceae Serra da Canastra: 18 genera, 63 species First use of King & Robinson’s system Austroeupatorium inuliifolium

Esteves (2001) – Eupatorium s.l. from São Paulo 26 genera, 90 species

Mikania hirsutissima

Ritter (2002) – Mikania from Rio Grande do Sul - 39 species Grossi (2006) – Systematic and phylogeny of Stomatanthes 17 species a priori Paraphyletic taxon Only 3 African species South American species tranfered to Hatchbachiella

Ferreira (2010). Taxonomic review of Lasiolaena – 8 species Molecular phylogeny of subtribe Gyptidinae Tribute

Kew Bulletin (1999)

Novon (1998) Phytologia (1971) Next generation… Caetano T. Oliveira – phylogeny of Mikania (Dr. Pirani)

Vanessa H. Righetti – of Praxelis (Dr. Esteves & Dra. Esteves)

Vanessa Rivera – phylogeny and evolutionary diversification of Brazilian Eupatorieae (Dr. Panero)

Eric K.O. Hattori –phylogeny of subtribe Disynaphiinae (Dr. Batista & Dr. Nakajima)

Ana Claudia Fernandes – phylogeny of subtribe Ayapaniinae (Dr. Batista & Dr. Nakajima)

Silvana Ferreira - phylogeny of Giptidinae (Dra. Roque)

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