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. 2024 Oct 4:12:e125979.
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e125979. eCollection 2024.

A comprehensive floristic knowledge of a fragment of Semideciduous Seasonal Forest [Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lara Serpa Jaegge Deccache  1   2   3 , Claudine Massi Mynssen  1 , Claudio Nicoletti de Fraga  1 , Eduardo Pinheiro Fernandez  2   3   1 , Elsie Franklin Guimarães  1 , Elton John de Lírio  4 , Fabiana Luiza Ranzato Filardi  1 , Fernanda Ribeiro de Mello Fraga  1   2   3 , Fernanda Saleme  2   3   1 , Gustavo Hiroaki Shimizu  5 , Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima  1 , Helen Ayumi Ogasawara  6 , Hemily Oliveira Marques  1 , Isabela Maciel Waga  1   2   3 , Isabella Cristina de Castro Silva  3   1   2 , Jenifer de Carvalho Lopes  7   4 , Leonardo Biral  8 , Lucas Vieira Lima  9 , Maria Liris Barbosa  10 , Mario Gomes  1   2   3 , Massimo Giuseppe Bovini  1 , Miriam Kaehler  11 , Nádia Roque  12 , Otávio Luis Marques da Silva  13 , Pedro Luís Rodrigues de Moraes  14 , Rodrigo Lopes Borges  1   2   3 , Ronaldo Marquete  1   15 , Thuane Bochorny  1 , Thiago Fernandes  1 , Marcio Verdi  1   2   3
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A comprehensive floristic knowledge of a fragment of Semideciduous Seasonal Forest [Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lara Serpa Jaegge Deccache et al. Biodivers Data J. .

Abstract

Background: The "Serra da Concórdia" is part of the Atlantic Forest phytogeographical domain in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and it has a predominant phytophysiognomy of Semideciduous Seasonal Forest. This region underwent intense habitat loss and fragmentation during the 19th century, due to coffee plantations and later pastures. With the decline of these activities, the areas were abandoned, triggering secondary succession. In 2002, the "Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia" was established in this region to preserve the remaining forest fragments. The updated list of vascular plants recorded in this protected area, published in the "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil", is presented here, along with information on richness, endemism, and conservation status.

New information: The "Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia" houses 231 vascular plant species, of which 90% are angiosperms, 10% ferns and lycophytes, and 27% endemic to the Atlantic Forest. Ten species are threatened with extinction, three are categorized as Endangered, and seven as Vulnerable. Although there have been expeditions in the "Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia", they have been limited, resulting in a low number of records and the species richness for a protected area. This is notable considering the 2,130 Brazilian native vascular plant species recorded in the semideciduous seasonal forest of Rio de Janeiro. Our data indicates that floristic inventories of Brazilian protected areas could help highlight gaps in flora knowledge and support the proposal of effective conservation actions.

Keywords: Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil; Conservation; Protected Areas; Semideciduous Seasonal Forest.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Stages of data cleaning to obtain a list of plants of "Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The specimens kept on the list are shown in green, while the specimens removed are shown in red.
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Figure 2.
Location map of the “Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Figure 3a.
Parque Natural Municipal do Açude da Concórdia.
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Figure 3b.
Scenery of the Semideciduous Seasonal Forest in the PESC.
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Figure 3c.
Deforested area on the border of the PESC.
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Figure 3d.
Pasture area, one of the anthropogenic pressures on the PESC.
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Figure 4a.
Annonacacans Warm. (Annonaceae).
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Figure 4b.
Lamanoniaternata Vell. (Cunoniaceae).
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Figure 4c.
Stryphnodendronpolyphyllum Mart. (Fabaceae).
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Figure 4d.
Heisteriasilvianii Schwacke (Erythropalaceae).
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Figure 4e.
Palicoureamarcgravii A.St.-Hil. (Rubiaceae).
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Figure 4f.
Qualeagestasiana A.St.-Hil. (Vochysiaceae).
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Figure 5a.
Richest families of angiosperms from PESC.
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Figure 5b.
Richest families of ferns and lycophytes from PESC.
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Figure 5c.
Richest genera of angiosperms from PESC.
Figure 5d.
Figure 5d.
Richest genera of ferns and lycophytes from PESC.
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