Zornia filifoliola Pittier, Bol. Soc. Venez. Cien. Nat.

Zornia filifoliola Pittier, Bol. Soc. Venez. Cien. Nat. 6: 195. 1940. Fig. S4 Type: VENEZUELA. Near Santomé, 7 December 1940, Pittier 14431 (holotype K–000328085!). Shrub to ca. 60 cm tall. Stems erect, branched, glabrous. Leaves with 2 leaflets, petiolate. Leaflets 10.2–70 × 0.6–2 mm, filiform, glabrous. Stipules lanceolate, 3–5 veined. Inflorescences spiciform, axillary, 20 cm long. Bracteoles 6.8–9.5 × 1–1.6 mm, linear-lanceolate, 3–4 veined, punctate, glabrous, green. Loment with 3–9 articles; articles 1–2.8 × 1–1.6 mm, not reticulate-veined, bristle-like trichomes 2 mm long. Distribution and habitat: Venezuela, endemic. It occurs in Tropical Dry Forests. Conservation Status: Data Deficient (DD). Zornia filifoliola is known from only four collections. Without more detailed information about the distribution of this species, it is difficult to assess its true conservation status (EOO= 139,402.180 km ²; AOO= 16.000 km ²). Notes: Zornia filifoliola can be identified by its filiform leaflets and its punctate, glabrous bracteoles that are linear-lanceolate and have 3–4 veins. Representative specimens examined: VENEZUELA. Near Santomé, 7 December 1940, H. Pittier 14431 (K).