Zornia virgata Moric., Pl. Nouv. Amer.

Zornia virgata Moric., Pl. Nouv. Amer. 131. 1844. Figs 9E, S 3 Type: BRAZIL. s.loc., s.d., Martius 1116 (holotype G–00370177!; isotypes K–000328078!, M–0233830!). Zornia paniculata N.F. Mattos, Loefgrenia 63:1. 1975. Type: BRAZIL. São Paulo: Luiz Antônio, s.d., M. Kuhlmann s.n. (holotype SP–001045!). Zornia virgata var. major Hoehne, Exped. Rosevelt–Rondon, Bot. 2, Bot. 48, pl. 6. 1914. Type: BRAZIL. Mato Grosso: Serra do Tapirapoan, January 1914, Hoehne 5638 (holotype R–000065373!). Shrub to ca. 1 m tall. Stems erect, branched, glabrous. Leaves with 4 leaflets, petiolate. Leaflets 15–55 × 2–12 mm, linear to lanceolate, glabrous. Stipules lanceolate, 4–5 veined. Inflorescences spiciform, axillary, 30 cm long. Bracteoles 6–15 × 5–10 mm, elliptic, 7–10 veined, punctate, glabrous, green. Loment with 2–3 articles; articles 6–7 × 4–5 mm, reticulate-veined, bristle-like trichomes 3.5 mm long. Distribution and habitat: Brazil, endemic. It occurs in the Cerrado vegetation of the Savanna biome. Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU). Zornia virgata has an AOO limited to southern Brazil (EOO= 1,263,290.892 km ²; AOO= 224.000 km ²). Notes: Zornia virgata can be identified by its fruits, characterized by articles approximately 6–7 × 4–5 mm in size, and the bristle-like trichomes 3.5 mm long. Representative specimen examined: BRAZIL. Distrito Federal: Brasília, 9 March 1981, E.P.Heringer et al. 6387 (K); Goiás: Abadiana, 22 May 1975, G. Hatschbach 36693 (K); Mato Grosso: Cuiabá, Burity, June 1927, D. Smith 290 (K); Minas Gerais: Estrada para Curvelo BR 259 km 601, Diamantina, 08 April 2008, A.P.Fortuna-Perez 428 (BOTU); São Paulo: Batatais, June 1834, Riedel 2256 (K, P).