Zornia flemmingioides Moric., Pl. Nouv. Am.

Zornia flemmingioides Moric., Pl. Nouv. Am. View in CoL 127. 1844.

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Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Jacobina, 1843, Blanchet 3670 (holotype G–00370103!; isotype P– 02142426!) .

Shrub to ca. 2 m tall. Stems erect, branched, villous. Leaves with 4 leaflets, petiolate. Leaflets 15–35 × 5–16 mm, obovate, glabrous. Stipules ovate to lanceolate, 5–10 veined. Inflorescences spiciform, axillary, 15 cm long. Bracteoles 12–16 × 9–10 mm, ovate, 7–15-veined, punctate, glabrous, red. Loment with 2–3 articles; articles 2–2.5 × 2–2.5 mm, not reticulate-veined, bristle-like trichomes absent.

Distribution and habitat: Brazil, endemic. Mainly occurs at high elevations (approx. 1300 m) in Caatinga and Campo rupestre vegetation of Tropical Dry Forest.

Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU). Zornia flemmingioides is limited to the Espinhaço mountain range, with an EOO of 109,269.462 km ² and an AOO of 16.000 km ².

Notes: This species can be easily identified by its distinctive ovate, red bracteoles.

Representative specimens examined: BRAZIL. Bahia: Lençois , 6 July 2024, G.M. Nascimento et al. 709 (BOTU) .

Minas Gerais: Formoso, Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas, 4 December 1997, M.A. da Silva et al. 3708 (RB).