New record for Mecardonia reneeae (Gratioleae-Plantaginaceae) in Paraguay

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  • Equipo Técnico Revistas UNNE Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (UNNE-CONICET). Sargento Cabral 2131. 3400. Corrientes. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura (UNNE). Av. Libertad 5460. 3400. Corrientes https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6082-2741
  • Javier E. Florentín Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (UNNE-CONICET). Sargento Cabral 2131. 3400. Corrientes. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura (UNNE). Av. Libertad 5460. 3400. Corrientes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9338-4776
  • María de las M. Sosa Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (UNNE-CONICET). Sargento Cabral 2131. 3400. Corrientes. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura (UNNE). Av. Libertad 5460. 3400. Corrientes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8090-7830

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https://doi.org/10.30972/bon.3326435

Abstract

Mecardonia reneeae (Gratioleae, Plantaginaceae) is recorded for the first time for the Paraguayan flora, found in Humid Chaco and Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest ecoregions from the departments of Alto Paraguay, Asunción, Boquerón, Guairá and Presidente Hayes. This new record expands the species distribution area, representing its northernmost distributional site, as it was previously considered endemic only to northeastern Argentina. A short morphological description of the species, a distribution map, and a sheet of herbarium specimen photos are provided. Additionally, an identification key for the Mecardonia taxa present in Paraguay is provided.

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2024-07-12 — Updated on 2024-08-28

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Revistas UNNE, E. T., Florentín, J. E., & Sosa, M. de las M. (2024). New record for Mecardonia reneeae (Gratioleae-Plantaginaceae) in Paraguay. Bonplandia, 33(2), 155–159. https://doi.org/10.30972/bon.3326435 (Original work published July 12, 2024)

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