Zornia fimbriata Mohlenbr., Webbia

Zeferino, Laís Couto, Lewis, Gwilym Peter, Pezzini, Flávia Fonseca & Fortuna-Perez, Ana Paula, 2025, A taxonomic synopsis of the genus Zornia J. F. Gmel. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) for the Neotropics, Acta Botanica Brasilica (e 20240197) 39, pp. 1-37 : 16-18

Zornia fimbriata Mohlenbr., Webbia 16: 108. 1961.

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Type: PARAGUAY. Yerbarles: mountains of the Sierra de Maracayú , 1898, Hassler 5339 (holotype K–000328082 ! ; isotype P–02937439 ! ).

Shrub to ca. 50 cm tall. Stems erect, branched, villous. Leaves with 2 leaflets, petiolate. Leaflets 15–40 × 10–15 mm, ovate to lanceolate, villous. Stipules lanceolate, 6–7 veined. Inflorescences spiciform, axillary, 15 cm long. Bracteoles 16–19 × 5–7 mm, lanceolate, 5–7 veined, not punctate, villous, green. Loment with 6–articles, each 1.9–2 × 1.9–2 mm, reticulate-veined, bristle-like trichomes 0.6 mm long.

Distribution and habitat: Paraguay, endemic. It grows in Tropical Dry Forests.

Conservation Status: Data Deficient (DD). There is insufficient information available about Z. fimbriata to make a definitive assessment of its conservation status. The species has only been documented by a single collection made in 1898 (EOO=0.000 km²; AOO= 4.000 km ²).

Notes: Zornia fimbriata morphologically resembles Z. cryptantha , but it can be distinguished by its lanceolate and not punctate bracteoles (vs. ovate and punctate bracteoles in Z. cryptantha ).

Representative specimens examined: PARAGUAY. Yerbarles: mountains of the Sierra de Maracayú, 1898, Hassler 5339 (K, P)

Figures

Figure 3. Main preferred vegetation types of Zornia species.A. Campo rupestre vegetation, sandy soil, Savanna B. Cerrado vegetation, Savanna C. Roadsides D. Caatinga vegetation, Tropical Dry Forest E. Campo rupestre vegetation, Savanna F. Cerrado vegetation, Savanna G. Cattle pastures H. Caatinga vegetation, Tropical Dry Forest. (Photos A, B, C, E, F, G: L.C. Zeferino; D, H: F.F. Pezzini).