<p><strong>A checklist of woody Leguminosae in the South American Corridor of Dry Vegetation</strong></p>

Jacira Rabelo Lima; Ana M.G.A Tozzi; Vidal Freitas Mansano

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.207.1.1

Issue: Vol. 207 No. 1: 5 May 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-05-05

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.207.1.1

Page range: 1–38

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A checklist of woody Leguminosae in the South American Corridor of Dry Vegetation

Jacira Rabelo Lima⁺⁻
Ana M.G.A Tozzi⁺⁻
Vidal Freitas Mansano⁺⁻

Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal, PB, 58840-000, Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-862, Brazil

Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, DIPEQ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22460-030, Brazil

conservation endemics Fabaceae flora Eudicots Brazil

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Abstract

A checklist for woody Leguminosae in the South American Corridor of Dry Vegetation was based on published data (286 floristic lists) and collections from nine herbaria. A total of 781 species (117 genera and 16 tribes) were found. The Chaco showed highest species richness, despite having the lowest taxonomic distinctness index (∆*). Data from herbaria formed a large contribution to the evaluation of the diversity of the vegetation studied. Each vegetation type has a considerable number of endemic species, demonstrating the importance of conserving all types of seasonally dry vegetation present in South America.