Zornia myriadena Benth., Fl. Bras. (Martius)

Zornia myriadena Benth., Fl. Bras. (Martius) View in CoL 15(1): 85. 1859.

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Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: s.loc., s.d., Martius s.n. [lectotype M–0233826! designated by Fortuna-Perez and De Azevedo (2011)] .

Shrub to ca. 80 cm tall. Stems decumbent, branched, glabrous to villous. Leaves with 4 leaflets, petiolate. Leaflets 5–17 × 3–6 mm, obovate, villous to glabrous. Stipules obovate, 4–6 veined. Solitary flower. Bracteoles 5–5.5 × 2–2.5 mm, elliptic, 6–7 veined, punctate, villous, green. Loment with up to 15 articles; articles 2–3 × 2–2.3 mm, not reticulate-veined, bristle-like trichomes absent.

Distribution and habitat: Cuba, Brazil, Jamaica. It occurs mainly in Tropical Dry Forests.

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (NT). The disjunct distribution adds complexity to the assessment, emphasizing the need for targeted conservation measures in both regions of occurrence (EOO= 4,946,100.470 km ²; AOO= 364.000 km ²).

Notes: Due to the presence of solitary flowers, Z.myriadena resembles Z. echinocarpa , but it differs by an absence of trichomes on the loment (vs. bristle-like trichomes 1 mm long in Z. echinocarpa ).

Representative specimen examined: BRAZIL. Alagoas: Maragogi , 20 September 1954, J.I.A.Falcão et al.1179 (RB) ;

Bahia: Andaraí, 12 February 1977, R.M. Harley 18568 (K, P); Minas Gerais: Pedra Azul, 11 December 1984, G.P. Lewis et al.6704 (K); Pernambuco: Panelas, 16 September 1981, J.D.C. Arouck Ferreira 128 (K). CUBA. Província of Santa Clara : district of Cienfuegos, 8 October 1895, Rob Combs 404 (K, P). JAMAICA. Ashley Hall savanna, Lower Clarendon, 6 December 1917, Harris 12731 (K) .