Stigmatodon Leme, G. K. Br. & Barfuss is an exclusively Brazilian genus of Bromeliaceae that occurs mainly on large vertical granite surfaces of inselbergs in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. A new species found in cliff ecosystems on inselbergs in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro is described and illustrated. Data are provided on its habitat, ecology, and geographical distribution, together with an evaluation of its conservation status according to IUCN criteria.
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1 December 2020
Stigmatodon francae (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae), a New Species from Cliff Ecosystems on Inselbergs in Southeastern Brazil
Dayvid Rodrigues Couto,
Vitor da Cunha Manhães,
Andrea Ferreira da Costa
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Atlantic forest
Bromeliaceae
IUCN Red List
Neotropics
rock outcrops
Stigmatodon
taxonomy