Author: Ronaldo Viveiros de Sousa
Advisor: Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara
Abstract
The Serra do Cipo has attracted the interest of many researchers over
the years because of its unique characteristics, among them, because it
is the site of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. The
sampled area of Serra do Cipo in this study is located along the Gallery
Forest córrego Três Pontinhas, coordinates 19°16'00" S and 43°32'49" W,
altitude of 1,188 meters. The objective of this study was to survey the
Division Bryophyta in gallery forest of stream Três Pontinhas in the
National Park of Serra do Cipo, MG. A collection was held during the
month of November 2009. A second collection was conducted in July of
2011, and both samples followed the methodology of collecting random
samples being collected from all visible material. In total 176
herbarium specimens were examined. Were inventoried 15 families, 26
genera, 43 species and 4 varieties. The families with the largest number
of species were: Leucobryaceae (10 species), Sematophyllaceae (9 spp.)
and Calymperaceae (6 spp.). Fissidentaceae had 3 spp., Bryaceae,
Pylaisiadelphaceae, Pottiaceae and Orthotrichaceae had 2 spp. each and
Brachytheciaceae, Cryphaeaceae, Fabroniaceae, Helicophyllaceae,
Hypnaceae, Polytrichaceae and Sphagnaceae had only 1 sp. each family.
Was recorded three new records for the state of Minas Gerais.
Descriptions, keys and illustration are presented.
Language: Portuguese
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