Abstract Eastern Minas Gerais has been historically neglected regarding biodiversity
sampling effort. However, recent botanical explorations have revealed several new taxa for …

Stigmatodon enigmaticus is described and illustrated as a new lithophytic taxon from the
quartzitic Campos Rupestres within the biodiversity hotspot of the Atlantic Forest, in Minas …

Serra do Padre Ângelo, a quartzitic massif in eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil, was nicknamed
“Land of Giants” due to the gigantism observed in some plant species found in its campos …

A new species of Krenakanthus, a member of the bromelioid “Cryptanthoid complex”, is
described based on plants discovered through collaborative citizen science. Krenakanthus …

Mikania is a pantropical genus of Asteraceae with ca. 450 species distributed mainly in
South America. Although most of its species occur in forested phytophysiognomies …

Here we discuss the importance of vernacular names and encourage authors of new plant
species to propose “suggested vernacular names” along with the new species description in …

Agojie rupicola gen. et sp. nov., a new genus and species of Euptychiina from the campos
rupestres and granitic inselbergs of eastern Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, is herein …

The new species described here was collected during expeditions carried out in the Lago do
Amapá Environmental Protection Area, located in Acre State, Brazil. Morphological analysis …

A new species of Passifloraceae sensu stricto, Passiflora natalensis, from the Atlantic Forest
of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, is described. It differs from P. cincinnata mainly by these five …

There are 7000 species of Scarabaeinae beetles that can be divided into four functional
guilds. The aim of this work was to describe the Scarabaeinae community, its functional …