Gaylussacia caratuvensis R.R.Silva & Cervi

Ferraz, José Roberto, Molina, José Marcelo P., Hassemer, Gustavo & Ribeiro, José Eduardo Lahoz Da Silva, 2025, An annotated checklist of the endemic flowering plants of Paraná, southern Brazil, Phytotaxa 685 (1), pp. 1-62 : 37

65. Gaylussacia caratuvensis R.R.Silva & Cervi

Life form:—Shrub.

Habitat:—High Altitude Tropical Grasslands, growing in the mountain ranges of Ibitiraquire, Bocaina, Farinha Seca and Papanduva on granitic rocky outcrops. The elevation records range from 1288 to 1752 m a.s.l.

Geographic distribution:—Antonina: P.W. Fritsch et al. 1834 (UEC). Bocaiúva do Sul: G.O. Romão & A.P.T. Dantas 1927 (FUEL!). Campina Grande do Sul: G.O. Romão & A.P.T. Dantas 1536 (MBM!). Guaratuba: R. Kummrow 2418 (MBM!). Morretes: I. Souza et al. 526 (EFC)

Number of gatherings:—17. Most recent record:—2019.

Preliminary conservation status:—Endangered (EN – B1ab[i,ii,iii]+B2ab[i,ii,iii]). EOO = 960.119 km 2 and AOO = 24 km 2.

Conservation unit:—Pico Paraná State Park.