@article {35, title = {Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu (Araceae): range extension from Amazonia to a brejo forest refugium in Northeast Brazil confirmed}, journal = {Check List}, volume = {12(3)}, year = {2016}, month = {22 June 2016}, pages = {1-7}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

The 558 km range extension of the Amazonian aroid Dracontium nivosum (Lem.) G.H.Zhu into semiarid Northeast Brazil is confirmed. This species occurs in Cear\á in threatened fragments of brejo forest at ca. 580\–870 m elevation. An illustrated taxonomic description is provided. The species\’ Extent of Occurrence (EOO) is estimated as 356,392 km2 (meets Least Concern); the Area of Occupancy (AOO), 60 km2 using a 2\×2 km cell (Endangered). Within Cear\á the EOO is 41.4 km2 (Critically Endangered) and the AOO is 16 km2 (Endangered).

}, keywords = {Cear{\'a}, Chapada da Ibiapaba, conservation status, range extension, semi-arid Neotropics, spatial analysis, threatened forest fragments}, issn = {ISSN 1809-127X}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1908}, author = {Andrade, I.M. and Silva, M.F.S. and Ribeiro, T.A. and Mayo, S.J.} } @article {27, title = {Expansion of the geographic distribution of Faramea nitida Benth. in the restinga of Maranh{\~a}o state, northeastern Brazil}, journal = {Check List}, volume = {12(1)}, year = {2016}, month = {23 January 2016}, pages = {1-3}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

In this study, we present new records of
Faramea nitida that extend the range of this species in
Maranh\ão state, Brazil. The new data were the result
of fieldwork by us in restinga areas of S\ão Jos\é de
Ribamar and Alc\ântara districts. This report highlights
the rediscovery of a species after many years (30 to 70
years) and shows the necessity for more floristic and
taxonomic studies on extreme northeastern Brazil.

}, keywords = {coastal vegetation; species rediscovery; Rubiaceae; S{\~a}o Lu{\'\i}s}, issn = {ISSN 1809-127X}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/12.1.1831}, author = {Castro, A.R.R. and Almeida_Jr, E.B.} }