Novo registro do raro Campylocentrum schlechterianum (Angraecinae-Orchidaceae) para Minas Gerais, Brasil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/abp.v55i1.103104

Abstract

During a field expedition to the Poços de Caldas Plateau region of Minas Gerais, specimens of Campylocentrum schlechterianum were found and collected. This orchid was described about a decade ago and is currently known from three specimens from the states of São Paulo and Santa Catarina. This work provides the first record for the state of Minas Gerais. Photographs of the live plant are also presented for the first time. Additionally, a description, distribution, ecological and taxonomic comments, and conservation information for the species are included.

Author Biographies

Mathias Erich Engels, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Bacharel em Biologia pela Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa. Mestre e Doutorando em Botânica pela Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Edlley Max Pessoa, Universidade Federal do ABC

Professor na Universidade Federal do ABC, taxonomista em Orchidaceae.

Eric de Camargo Smidt, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Professor na Universidade Federal do Paraná. Taxonomista em Orchidaceae.

Published

2026-04-15

How to Cite

Engels, M. E., Pessoa, E. M., & de Camargo Smidt, E. (2026). Novo registro do raro Campylocentrum schlechterianum (Angraecinae-Orchidaceae) para Minas Gerais, Brasil. Acta Biológica Paranaense, 55(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.5380/abp.v55i1.103104

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Section

Taxonomia (Taxonomy)