Abstract
Diodia kuntzei (Rubiaceae, Spermacoceae) is prostrate herb, rooting at the nodes, with reddish stems, multifimbriate stipules, axillary one-two-flowered inflorescences, corolla with filiform tube, and indehiscent fruit. The species is recorded for the first time for the state of Acre, where it was found in Alto Juruá region, municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, in waterlogged habitat (07°33′32″S, 072°42′59″W). Images of the plant and comments on its habitat and distribution are provided.
Highlights
Rubiaceae is a well-represented family in the Amazonian state of Acre. Daly and Silveira (2008) reported 61 genera and 242 species, of which Psychotria L. (58 spp.), Palicourea Aubl. (21), Coussarea Aubl. (20), and Faramea Aubl. (18) are the richest taxa
The species is recorded for the first time for the state of Acre, where it was found in Alto Juruá region, municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, in waterlogged habitat (07°33′32′′S, 072°42′59′′W)
We report Diodia kuntzei for the first time from the state of Acre in the western Brazil, in the Alto Juruá region
Summary
Rubiaceae is a well-represented family in the Amazonian state of Acre. Daly and Silveira (2008) reported 61 genera and 242 species, of which Psychotria L. (58 spp.), Palicourea Aubl. (21), Coussarea Aubl. (20), and Faramea Aubl. (18) are the richest taxa. Daly and Silveira (2008) reported 61 genera and 242 species, of which Psychotria L. The remaining genera have less than 10 species Such records, have changed over the last years, increasing the number of the taxa for the state. According to Daly and Silveira (2008), there were no Diodia L. species in Acre. They listed two names, Diodia ocymifolia (Willd.) Bremek. Medeiros et al (2014) listed those names under Borreria ocymifolia (Willd.) Bacigalupo & E.L.Cabral and Borreria hyssopifolia (Willd.) Bacigalupo & E.L.Cabral, respectively
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