List of endangered flora of Brazil

Summary

This is a partial list of the endangered flora of Brazil as listed under an act published in Portaria 37-N de 3 de abril de 1992 (Act No 37-N on April 3, 1992) by IBAMA.

Categories edit

Species are classified in four groups, set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmentation.

Official state lists of endangered flora edit

  • Official list of endangered flora of Bahia Official endangered flora of Bahia map
  • Official list of endangered flora of Espírito Santo
  • Official list of endangered flora of Minas Gerais
  • Official list of endangered flora of Rio Grande do Sul

Anacardiaceae edit

Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.
Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.

Araucariaceae edit

Area of geographic distribution: Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo

Arecaceae edit

  • Acanthococos emensis Toledo - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Area of geographic distribution: Minas Gerais and São Paulo

Asclepiadaceae edit

  • Ditassa arianeae Fontella & E.A.Schwarz
Area of geographic distribution:
  • Ditassa maricaensis Fontella & E.A.Schwarz
Area of geographic distribution:

Asteraceae edit

  • Aspilia grazielae J.U.Santos (spelled Aspilia grasielae in the bill) - Category: Data Deficient (DD)
Area of geographic distribution: Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Aspilia paraensis (Huber) J.U.Santos - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Area of geographic distribution: Pará
  • Aspilia pohlii Backer - Category: Data Deficient (DD)
Area of geographic distribution: Rio Grande do Norte
  • Aspilia procumbens Backer - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Area of geographic distribution: Rio Grande do Norte
Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina

Bromeliaceae edit

Area of geographic distribution: Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo
Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina
Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina
  • Aechmea pimenti-velosii Reitz - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina
Area of geographic distribution: Espírito Santo and Santa Catarina

Caesalpinioideae edit

  • Bauhinia smilacina Steud. - Category: Vulnerable (VU)
Area of geographic distribution: Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte and Rio de Janeiro

Chrysobalanaceae edit

Costaceae edit

Area of geographic distribution:
  • Costus fragilis Maas
Area of geographic distribution:
  • Costus fusiformis Maas
Area of geographic distribution:

Dicksoniaceae edit

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Faboideae edit

  • Bowdichia nitida Spruce ex Benth. (spelled Bowdickia nitida in the bill) - Category: Vulnerable (VU)
Area of geographic distribution: Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia.
Area of geographic distribution: Bahia and Espírito Santo

Lauraceae edit

  • Aniba roseodora Ducke - Category: Endangered (EN)
Area of geographic distribution: Amazonas, Pará
  • Dicypellium caryophyllatum Nees - Category:
Area of geographic distribution:

Lecythidaceae edit

Area of geographic distribution: Acre, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará and Rondônia.
Area of geographic distribution:

Moraceae edit

Area of geographic distribution:
Area of geographic distribution:
Area of geographic distribution: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo
Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo
Area of geographic distribution: Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
  • Dorstenia ficus - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Area of geographic distribution: Rio de Janeiro
  • Dorstenia fischeri - Category: Endangered (EN)
Area of geographic distribution: Rio de Janeiro
Area of geographic distribution: Rio de Janeiro
Area of geographic distribution: Paraná and Santa Catarina

Orchidaceae edit

Area of geographic distribution: endemic to Bahia, extinct in the wild.

Sapotaceae edit

  • Bumelia obtusifolia Roem. & Schult. var. excelsa (DC) Mig.
Area of geographic distribution:

See also edit

References edit

  • (in Portuguese) IBAMA Lista oficial de espécies da flora brasileira ameaçada de extinção (Official list of endangered flora of Brazil) Portaria 37-N de 3 de abril de 1992 (Act No 37-N on April 3, 1992).