Zornia mitziana Sousa

Zornia mitziana Sousa View in CoL Costa, Daphne 1(2): 16. 1991.

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Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Bonfinópolis, Urucuia , 4 February 1989, Brandão 11667 ( holotype PAMG–56862 !) .

Shrub to ca. 60 cm tall. Stems decumbent, branched, sericeous. Leaves with 4 leaflets, petiolate. Leaflets 10–40 × 5–9 mm, lanceolate, sericeous. Stipules elliptic, 3–5 veined. Inflorescences spiciform, axillary, 25 cm long. Bracteoles 10– 15 × 8.5–10 mm, obovate, 5–11 veined, punctate, hirsute, green. Loment with 4–5 articles; articles 1.5–2 × 1.5–2 mm, not reticulate-veined, bristle-like trichomes absent.

Distribution and habitat: Brazil, endemic. It occurs in the Cerrado vegetation of the Savanna biome.

Conservation Status: Data Deficient (DD). There are only four known records of Zornia mitziana , and the available data is insufficient to conduct a precise conservation assessment.

Notes: Zornia mitziana morphologically resembles Z. glaziovii , but it differs by stipule morphology and inflorescences dimensions. In Z. mitziana the stipules are elliptic ( vs. lanceolate in Z.glaziovii ), and its inflorescences are up to 25 cm long ( vs. 7 cm long lanceolate in Z. glaziovii ).

Representative specimen examined: BRAZIL. Goiás: BR-050, Ipameri, km 88, as margens do Rio Imburucu, Campo Alegre de Goiás, 12 March 1989, T.P. Cavalcanti 415 (K). Minas Gerais: Bonfinópolis, estrada para Unaí, 4 March 1989, M. Brandão 11667 (PAMG).