Zornia subsessilis Fort.-Perez & A.M.G.Azevedo, Brittonia

Zornia subsessilis Fort.-Perez & A.M.G.Azevedo, Brittonia View in CoL 60(3): 271. 2008.

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Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Serra do Cabral, a 3 km de Armazém da Lage , Joaquim Felício, Fortuna-Perez et al. 105 (holotype UEC–142241!; isotypes HUEFS–142241!, K–000555222!, MBM–348024!, NY–01043477!, HUEFS–142241!, K–000555222!) .

Shrub to ca. 1.60 m tall. Stems erect, branched, glabrous. Leaves with 4 leaflets, sessile or subsessile. Leaflets 6.7– 52.5 × 0.6–7.4 mm, lanceolate to linear, glabrous. Stipules lanceolate, 3–4 veined. Inflorescences spiciform, terminal, 50 cm long. Bracteoles 5–10 × 2–5 mm, elliptic, 4–5 veined, punctate, villous, green. Loment with 2–4 articles; articles 4–5 × 2–3 mm, reticulate-veined; bristle-like trichomes 3.5 mm long.

Distribution and habitat: Brazil, endemic. It occurs in sandy soil at high elevation (1200 m) of the Campo rupestre vegetation in the Savanna biome.

Conservation Status: Endangered (EN). Zornia subsessilis is limited to a single mountain, the Serra do Cabral region , in the state of Minas Gerais (EOO= 362.788 km ²; AOO= 44.000 km ²) .

Notes: Zornia subsessilis can be distinguished from other 4–foliolate species of Zornia , primarily by its almost sessile leaves. Additionally, the leaflets are lanceolate on the basal portion of an individual plant and linear on the apical portion. The inflorescences are spiciform, terminal and ca. 50 cm long.