Hirtella bahiensis Prance, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr.

Barros, Natália, Menezes, Luis Fernando Tavares de, Sothers, Cynthia & Peixoto, Ariane Luna, 2025, Flora of Espírito Santo: Chrysobalanaceae, Rodriguesia (e 00872024) 76, pp. 1-39 : 14

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https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202576015

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Hirtella bahiensis Prance, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr.
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4.1. Hirtella bahiensis Prance, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 307. 1972. Figs. 6; 7 a-b

Tree, up to 25 m tall, DBH ca. 37 cm, stem up to 20 m tall, cylindric, bark rough; young branches pubescent, becoming glabrous with age, lenticellate. Leaves elliptic to obovate, 3.2–4.2 × 1.7–2.3 cm, chartaceous, discolorous, base cuneate, apex rounded, glabrous adaxially, pubescent to sparsely pubescent abaxially, midrib prominulous adaxially, prominent abaxially, primary veins 5–7 pairs, margin slightly revolute; petiole ca. 2 mm long, pubescent, terete, eglandular; stipules 2, lanceolate, ca. 1.5 mm long, chartaceous, pubescent, caducous. Inflorescence terminal to axillary, paniculate, densely pubescent; bracts 2, triangular, ca. 2.5 mm long, pubescent, eglandular; bracteoles 2, triangular, ca. 2.5 mm long, pubescent, with 3–5 discoid glands at apex, slightly stipitate. Flowers white, ca. 1–1.3 cm long, pubescent, pedicel ca. 2 mm long; receptacle tubular, ca. 3 mm long, glabrous; sepals triangular, ca. 3 mm long, pubescent, reflexed; petals elliptic, 3–4 mm long, glabrous; stamens 3, inserted unilaterally, filaments ca. 6 mm long, united at base, with 5 staminodes opposite to them; ovary ca. 1.5 mm long, sericeous, style 6–7 mm long, basal 2/3 sericeous. Drupe brown or purple, obovoid, sessile, 1–1.3 × 0.6–1.3 cm, epicarp smooth, longitudinally striate, pubescent to glabrescent.

Material examined: Conceição da Barra,Aracruz Celulose S.A., 3.XII.1992, fr., O. J. Pereira 4337 ( VIES). Linhares, Reserva Natural Vale, Estrada 232, km 3460, lado direito,

285 m após o Córrego, 24.XI.1978, fl. and fr., I.A. Silva 30 ( CVRD, INPA, NY, RBR); Estrada Jueirana-vermelha, km 1613, 27.XI.1991, fl. and fr., D.A. Folli 1506 ( CVRD). Santa

Teresa , Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia, 26.I.2015, fr., P.L.R.de Moraes 4687 ( ALCB, CEPEC, CESJ, HRCB, UPCB) .

Hirtella bahiensis is quite distinct from the other species in the state, and is distinguished by the small elliptic to obovate leaves, with rounded apex, low number of primary veins (5–7), slightly revolute margin and bracteoles with discoid glands at the apex. Collected with flowers in November and fruits in November to January.

With a restricted occurrence in Bahia and EspÍrito Santo states, H. bahiensis is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ( Asprino 2023). In EspÍrito Santo it is recorded in Conceição da Barra, Linhares and Santa Teresa municipalities, in Restinga, Tabuleiro and Ombrophilous Forests, respectively. This species is assessed as Endangered ( EN) for the state ( Fraga et al. 2019), where it was collected in two protected areas (Reserva Biológica de Santa Lúcia and Reserva Natural Vale).

The common name for this species is flamengo (I.A. Silva 30).

VIES

Federal University of Espírito Santo

CVRD

Reserva Natural da Vale

INPA

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia

RBR

Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

ALCB

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário de Ondina

CEPEC

CEPEC, CEPLAC

CESJ

Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

HRCB

Universidade Estadual Paulista

UPCB

Universidade Federal do Paraná

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Siluriformes

Family

Loricariidae

Genus

Hirtella

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Hirtella bahiensis Prance, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr.

Barros, Natália, Menezes, Luis Fernando Tavares de, Sothers, Cynthia & Peixoto, Ariane Luna 2025
2025
Loc

Hirtella bahiensis

Prance, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1972: 307
1972
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