<b>The genus <i>Senna</i> Mill. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in a fragment of the Ecological Station Raso da Catarina, Bahia, Brazil

  • Cláudia Letícia de Souza Barros Correia Universidade do Estado da Bahia
  • Adilva de Souza Conceição Universidade do Estado da Bahia
Keywords: Biodiversity, Floristics, Semiarid.

Abstract

 

 Senna comprises about 300 species with circuntropical distribution, widely represented in the Americas, also occurring in Africa, Australia, Asia and Oceania. The Brazil includes 80 species, of which 27 are endemic, 50 reported from Bahia and 22 recorded from the Caatinga. The floristic survey of Senna in the Ecological Station Raso da Catarina included analysis of specimens collected March 2010 to October 2011. The analyses were supplemented with dried collections from the following herbaria: ALCB, EAC, HRB, HUEFS and MBM. Seven taxa were recorded. The most representative taxa in the area were Senna rizzinii H.S.Irwin & Barneby and S. acuruensis (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. acuruensis. The genus can be found in a variety of environments from preserved to degraded areas and in sandy, sandy-clayey or rocky soils. The taxonomic treatment includes anidentification key, descriptions, illustrations, photos, data of the geographical distribution, reproductive phenology and comments about the taxa.

 

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Cláudia Letícia de Souza Barros Correia, Universidade do Estado da Bahia
Herbário HUNEB (Coleção Paulo Afonso), Campus VIII, Departamento de Educação, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
Adilva de Souza Conceição, Universidade do Estado da Bahia
Herbário HUNEB (Coleção Paulo Afonso), Campus VIII, Departamento de Educação, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
Published
2017-09-18
How to Cite
Correia, C. L. de S. B., & Conceição, A. de S. (2017). <b>The genus <i>Senna</i&gt; Mill. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in a fragment of the Ecological Station Raso da Catarina, Bahia, Brazil. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 39(3), 357-372. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v39i3.32850
Section
Vegetable Morphology & Physiology

 

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