Zornia mitziana Sousa

Zornia mitziana Sousa Costa, Daphne 1(2): 16. 1991. Figs 10, S 1 Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Bonfinópolis, Urucuia, 4 February 1989, Brandão 11667 (holotype PAMG–56862!). Shrub to ca. 60 cm tall. Stems decumbent, branched, sericeous. Leaves with 4 leaflets, petiolate. Leaflets 10–40 × 5–9 mm, lanceolate, sericeous. Stipules elliptic, 3–5 veined. Inflorescences spiciform, axillary, 25 cm long. Bracteoles 10– 15 × 8.5–10 mm, obovate, 5–11 veined, punctate, hirsute, green. Loment with 4–5 articles; articles 1.5–2 × 1.5–2 mm, not reticulate-veined, bristle-like trichomes absent. Distribution and habitat: Brazil, endemic. It occurs in the Cerrado vegetation of the Savanna biome. Conservation Status: Data Deficient (DD). There are only four known records of Zornia mitziana, and the available data is insufficient to conduct a precise conservation assessment. Notes: Zornia mitziana morphologically resembles Z. glaziovii, but it differs by stipule morphology and inflorescences dimensions. In Z. mitziana the stipules are elliptic (vs. lanceolate in Z.glaziovii), and its inflorescences are up to 25 cm long (vs. 7 cm long lanceolate in Z. glaziovii). Representative specimen examined: BRAZIL. Goiás: BR-050, Ipameri, km 88, as margens do Rio Imburucu, Campo Alegre de Goiás, 12 March 1989, T.P. Cavalcanti 415 (K). Minas Gerais: Bonfinópolis, estrada para Unaí, 4 March 1989, M. Brandão 11667 (PAMG).