Biota Neotropica ISSN: 1676-0611 [email protected] Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade Brasil Prado, Jefferson; Yoshie Hirai, Regina; Craig Moran, Robbin Fern and lycophyte Àora of Acre state, Brazil Biota Neotropica, vol. 17, núm. 4, 2017, pp. 1-59 Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade Campinas, Brasil Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=199154653009 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative iot eotropic : e www.scielo.br/bn online eition Inventory Fern and lycophyte ora of Acre state, Brazil Jefferson Prado1*, Regina Yoshie Hirai1 & Robbin Craig Moran2 1 Instituto de Botânica, Herbário, C.P. 68041, CEP 04045-972, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2 The New York Botanical Garden, Herbarium, 10458-5126, Bronx, NY, USA *Corresponding author: Jefferson Prado, e-mail: [email protected] . . . Fern and lycophyte ora of Acre state, Brazil. iot eotropic. : e . http://.oi.or/./ Abstract: his pper pro€ies •e‚s illƒstrtions short escriptions n €oƒcher specien cittions …or the …erns n lcophtes o… cre ril. e reconie totl o… species in ener n …„ilies. … these the lcophtes re represente b species ener n …„ilies n the …erns b €rieties sbspecies ˆ species ener n …„ilies. he totl represents n increse o… species n two €rieties copre to chec•list pblishe in . he si ost species rich ener re Adiantum spp. Asplenium Selaginella Trichomanes Lindsaea n Microgramma ech. one o… the species trete here re eneic to cre. new cobintion is „e …or Meniscium chrysodioides ‰Še €r. goyazense. Keywords: Amazonia, Diversity, Floristics, Pteridophytes, Taxonomy Flora de samambaias e licótas do estado do Acre, Brasil Resumo: ste trblho …ornece ch€es ilƒstrŒ•es escriŒ•es crts e citŒ•es e teril e„ino pr s s„„bis e licótas do Acre, Brasil. Um total de 212 espécies, 66 gêneros e 28 famílias é reconhecido. Dentre estes, as licótas constituem 14 espécies, 4 gêneros e 2 famílias e as samambaias 8 variedades, 1 subespécie, 198 espécies, 62 gêneros e 26 famílias. O total representa um aumento de 22 espécies e duas variedades comparado ao checklist publicado em 2009. Os seis gêneros mais ricos são Adiantum spp. Asplenium Selaginella Trichomanes Lindsaea e Microgramma (9 cada). Nenhuma das espécies tratadas aqui é endêmica. Uma combinação nova é feita para Meniscium chrysodioides ‰Še €r. goyazense. Palavras-chave: Amazonia, Diversidade, Florística, Pteridótas, Taxonomia Introduction In 1911–1912, Ule conducted a second expedition in the region of the Acre River. The rst Brazilian botanist to explore Acre was João Geraldo cre tte here…ter re…erre to s cre• is locte in the —ƒhl„nn who tr€elle with rechl onon throh „†oni sothwestern oni •‘’•‘ n • ‘’ •‘. t co€ers in . –ter in oris lener —rƒ•o…… collecte especill bot •„ n contins ret €rition in toporph‚ soils n around the Macauã River, in the Basin of Purus River. During the 1960s climates. This in turn promotes a diversity of vegetation types, oristic n s se€erl botnists collecte in cre the ost proinent bein afnities, and life forms. The state is part of the western Amazonia João Murça Pires, Ghillean T. Prance, Enrique Forero, Paul J. Maas, lowlns with ele€tions rnin …ro„ ’ €lcnte . n ƒlo ”. inisch. ƒrin the s other botnists sch s –ƒis hsiorphicll it cn be con€enientl i€ie into two reions. Coêlho, Cid Ferreira, Bruce Nelson, and Thomas Croat, collected in The rst is the southeastern region drained by basin of the Purus River Acre for the Project RADAMBRASIL. They were among the members n b the i€ers cre/rs. he reion ehibits prononce r o… three epeitions to cre il€eir . seson …ro„ ne to ƒƒst. s reslt se€erl species re shre with In 1979 the Herbarium of the Federal University of Acre (UFACPZ) entrl ril n with other etr „†onin €eettion tpes tht ws estblishe in the cit o… io rnco. ts ol ws to e€elop lso ehibit prononce r seson ro “ ”ibbs . he secon re…erence collection …or the stte. n the erbri sine n reion is northwestern cre rine b the ƒrƒ• i€er. his re is interntionl ree„ent o… coopertion with he ew or• otnicl continosl wet lc•in istinct r seson. lon its borer with Garden (NY) to promote studies of the Acre ora. Since the herbarium’s er re the ontinos o ne n i€isor ne locll clle inception, botanists such as Douglas Daly (NY), Marcos Silveira (UFAC), the err o o n err o i€isor respecti€el‚. n others …ro„ n instittions h€e retl‚ increse the nber o… s otline b ro “ orn , the rst expeditions to collections …ro„ cre. ccorin to l‚ personl coniction t cre n the rilin „†on too• plce in ’ when rnest the beginning of the project “Floristics and Economic Botany of Acre, Heinrich Georg Ule, a German botanist, collected along the rivers Tejo Brazil,” UFACPZ had about 2,000 specimens. It now has more than n ƒrƒ• iri„. –ocll‚ this re is clle Região do Alto Rio Juruá. inclin non €sclr n €sclr plnts. he pro€isionl http://.oi.or/./ http://www.scielo.br/bn Biota Neotrop. : e ro . et l. acronym of this herbarium was “HPZ,” and it was used in the checklist o… …erns n lcophtes pblishe b ro “ orn . The ofcial, accepted acronym used now is UFACPZ. The collections that have accumulated over the years at UFACPZ provided the basis for the rst comprehensive checklist of ferns and lycophytes o… cre ro “ orn . ht chec•list ocƒ„ente …„ilies 60 genera, 178 species, and ve varieties. The goal of the present paper is to update the oristic account by ro “ orn incle new species found since 2009, and provide a means of identication, including illƒstrtions n •e‚s to the ener n species. Materials and Methods This Flora is arranged according to the most recent classication for …erns n lcophtes ” which reconies onl onophletic rops. or ese o… re…erence the …„ilies re rrne lphbeticll‚ s re the ener n species within the. he nber o… ener within …„il‚ n species within ens re i€en in the tretents below n these nbers enerll‚ correspon to those …oƒn in ” . thor bbre€itions …ollow ichi erolli . or bre€it snons re o„itte ecept the bsion‚„ o… the ccepte n„e. The rst author of this Flora did eldwork in several municipalities in cre ƒrin three wee•s in ctober bt ost o… the in…or„tion gathered for this ora is based on herbarium studies. The main herbaria studied were UFACPZ, NY, RB, and SP. However, some specimens were recei€e on lon …ro„ n soe speciens were stƒie t ‹ HB, HRCB, INPA, K, MG, MO, and UC. n the species tretents below ll teril cite is …ro cre. or ech species the speciens re cite in lphbeticl orer b niciplit n collector‘s srne. or ech collector the nbers o… collection were cite in scenin orer. erl ll the illstrtions were bse on speciens collecte in cre ‰iƒres ’ . or soe t we h to se itionl teril …ro„ otsie cre to prepre the rwins e.. Phlegmariurus dichotomus c. .. ner n in s ch instnces its non cre loclit is cite in the gure caption. Whenever possible, each illustration groups species o the se en s or ener o the se il. Figure 1. A. Adiantum humile. B. Adiantum pectinatum. C. Asplenium auritum. D. Cyathea pungens. E. Pleopeltis desvauxii. F. Parapolystichum effusum r. Results divergens. G. Phlebodium decumanum. H. Saccoloma inaequale ll photos b .‚. l. Acre harbors a total fern and lycophyte ora consisting of 28 families, ener species s bspecies n rieties. these the erns …n cre lcophtes re represente b two ilies: copo icee n constit te ilies ener species s bspecies n rieties elinellcee. he copo icee in cre re coprise o Phlegmariurus the lcophtes constit te ilies ener n species. he si n Palhinhaea with one species ech. Selaginella with species is ost species rich ener were: Adiantum spp. Asplenium the lrest en s o lcophtes in cre. Selaginella Trichomanes Lindsaea n Microgramma . osopolitn or ers ilies ener c. species. We did not nd any endemic species to the state; however, four apparently …n cre or ers ilies ener n species. n escribe species occ r: two Steiropteris iht be en eics one Lindsaea n one Arachniodes b t ore st is nee e . 1. Ultimate branchlets terete; leaves many-rowed, radially arranged ltho h cre oes not he en eic species lon its bor er with ro n brnchlets strobili terete plnts hoosporo s ...................... er there re two o ntino s res the o ne n iisor ne. ................................................................. LYCOPODIACEAE hese res shelter two n en ern species not o n elsewhere in cre: 1. Ultimate branchlets complanate; leaves 4-rowed, with 2 medial rows Cyathea bipinnatida €•er oin thecee n Pteris haenkeana tht point picll n lterl rows tht point o twr or lterll . resl teri cee. strobili rn lr plnts heterosporo s .................................... LYCOPHYTES ...................................................................... SELAGINELLACEAE hrcterie b lees siple entire sessile n sinle eine clle LYCOPODIACEAE icrophlls. he sporni re borne t le sporophlls bses on the il s rce nli•e erns where the sporni re borne bill or his il belons to the copo iles n ‰ … Š ccepte ore rrel rinll. he sporophlls re siilr to the other lees or three s bilies. cre hrbors two o the s bilies: copo ielloi ee else modied and aggregated to form spikes called strobili.