Violaceae

Authors

  • Nilda Marquete Ferreira da Silva
  • Jorge Fontella-Pereira
  • Dorothy Sue Dunn de Araujo
  • Danielle Rodrigues de Souza

Keywords:

Violaceae, Taxonomy, Restinga, Conservation unit, Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

A taxonomic study of Violaceae species from the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, revealed that there are two genera and two species: Anchietea pyrifolia var. pyrifolia (Mart.)G.Don, Anchietea pyrifolia var. hilariana (Eichl.)Marquete & Dames e Silva, Hybanthus calceolaria (L.)Oken. The species are described and an identification key is given, together with illustrations and comments on each species.

Published

2021-10-28

Issue

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES