Paralychnophora harleyi (Robinson) Hind (2000a: 370)

Loeuille, Benoît, Semir, João & Pirani, José R., 2019, A synopsis of Lychnophorinae (Asteraceae: Vernonieae), Phytotaxa 398 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

4. Paralychnophora harleyi (Robinson) Hind (2000a: 370) . Eremanthus harleyi Robinson (1997: 90) . Type:— BRAZIL. Bahia : Rio de Contas, Pico das Almas, vertente leste, alto do vale acima da Faz. Silvina, 1550 m, 13°31’S, 41°58’W, 16 December 1988, R.M. Harley & D.J.N. Hind H27255 (holotype: CEPEC [not seen]; isotypes: AAU [not seen], HUEFS [HUEFS66626, HUEFS66627], K e! [K000069305, K000069306], MBM [MBM151374], MO [not seen], RB [RB00411934], SPF [SPF00070451], U [not seen], UEC [UEC196043], US [ US 00516844]) ( Fig. 33 D ).

Distribution and habitat: — Brazil ( Bahia , in the Catolés region and Serra do Sincorá in the Chapada Diamantina ). Campo rupestre, rarely in cerrado; 400–1700 m.

Taxonomic Notes: —A very common species, which is marked by an ochraceous indument and 5–12-flowered capitula. It can be confused with Paralychnophora bicolor and P. glaziouana : see these species for a discussion of the differences.

Representative specimens: — BRAZIL. Bahia : Abaíra , Belo Horizonte , acima do Jambeiro, próximo a Serra do Sumbaré, 13°18’S, 41°52’W, 1350 m, 27 October 1992, W . Ganev 1376 ( HUEFS, SPF, UB, US); Lençóis, estrada de Lençóis BR 242 , 5 km ao N de Lençóis , 19 December 1981, A. M . Carvalho et al. 1001 ( CEPEC, RB, US); Piatã, Serra de Santana, sopé da Serra, 13°09’23” S, 41°46’29” W, 1275 m, 16 September 2007, B . Loeuille & S. C . Ferreira 309 ( HUEFS, SPF) .

Figures

FIGURE 33. Paralychnophora atkinsiae. A. Syncephalium. P. bicolor. B. Habit. P. glaziouana. C. Syncephalium. P. harleyi. D. Habit. P. patriciana. E. Syncephalium. P. reflexoauriculata. F. Syncephalium. A. by L. Moura. B.–C., E.–F. by B. Loeuille. D. by M. Lusa.