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Lippia grata Selected material:— BRAZIL. Bahia, Juazeiro, Reserva Legal do Projeto Salitre, 14 May 2004, C.T.V. Dias 46c (RB). Maranhão, Parque Nacional da Chapada das Mesas, 10 April 2018, O.S. Monteiro et al. 91 (CESJ). Pará, FLONA de Carajás, Serra Sul, Parauapebas, 20 February 2008, L.M.M. Carreira et al. 329 (CESJ); Canaã dos Carajás, Serra Sul, 18 February 2010, A.J. Arruda et al. 203 (BHCB). Pernambuco, Serra das Umburanas, Mirandiba, 23 June 2007, Y. Melo et al. 303 (CESJ). Piauí, P.N. S.C., Piracuruca, 8 June 2002, A. Carvalho 150 (HUEFS).

Lippia origanoides Selected material:— BRAZIL. Bahia, Morro do Chapéu, 24 April 2010, V.A.O. Dittrich & T.C. Novais 1662 (CESJ). Espírito Santo, Ponto Belo, 30 November 2012, D.A. Foli 6962 (CESJ). Mato Grosso, C 270 km N of Xavantina, 8 May 1968, J.A. Ratter 1357 (RB). Minas Gerais, Diamantina, Parque Estadual do Biribiri, 19 January 2022, F. Salimena & P.H. Nobre 4083 (CESJ); Tiradentes, Serra de São José, s.d., R.J.V. Alves 967 (R). Rio de Janeiro, Santa Maria Madalena, 28 February 1935, S. Lima 14290 (RB). São Paulo, Itirapina, 17 March 1989, B. Djurangin s.n. (RB 672546).

Identification key for the Brazilian Stachytarpheta with atropurpureous to black corollas 1. Leaves glabrous..................................................................................................................................................................................2 1’. Leaves hairy........................................................................................................................................................................................5 2. Branches puberulous to pubescent; leaves 3-verticillate, blade obovate to rhomboid............................................... S. rhomboidalis 2’. Branches glabrous; leaves opposite, blade ovate, elliptic, oblong, oblong-lanceolate or subrotund.................................................3 3. Shrubs, densely branched; branches woody, resistant, smooth; calyx green throughout..................................................... S. glauca 3’. Subshrubs, unbranched to little branched; branches reed-like, easily flattened, striated; calyx green, atropurpureous at the apex..4 4. Leaves ovate, obovate to subrotund, base cuneate non-amplexicaul............................................................................ S. integrifolia 4’. Basal leaves oblong, the apical leaves oblong-lanceolate, base cordate and amplexicaul.......................................... S. oblongifolia 5. Leaf blade sparsely strigose; calyx puberulous................................................................................................................. S. puberula 5’. Leaf blade and calyx villose, sericeous, sericeous-strigose, or lanate................................................................................................6 6. Leaf base truncate to slightly cordate.................................................................................................................................................7 6’. Leaf base cuneate...............................................................................................................................................................................8 7. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate, blade with apex obtuse to round; bracts and calyx lanose........................................... S. glazioviana 7’. Leaves elliptic to broadly elliptic, blade with apex acute to obtuse, apiculate; bracts and calyx sericeous....................... S. sericea 8. Leaf margins coarsely serrate at the apex; bracts ovate, apex acute; calyx green-grayish.............................................. S. salimenae 8’. Leaf margins crenate-serrate at the apex; bracts oval-triangular to narrowly triangular, apex acuminate to caudate; calyx yellowgreenish...............................................................................................................................................................................................9 9. Leaves ovate to rotund, petiolate, petiole 0.5–1 cm long, smaller leaves present in the same axil; bracts 0.6–0.8 cm long, abaxially puberulous with trichomes concentrated at the base................................................................................................ S. flavovirescens 9’. Leaves elliptic, sessile, smaller leaves absent in the same axil; bracts 0.9–1.2 cm long, abaxially villose.......................... S. mollis, Published as part of Cardoso, Pedro Henrique, Neto, Luiz Menini, Cabral, Andressa & Trovó, Marcelo, 2021, Taxonomic updates in Brazilian Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) with atropurpureous to black corollas: Two new species and a new synonym, pp. 167-178 in Phytotaxa 523 (2) on page 176, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.523.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5585439

Stachytarpheta longispicata (Pohl) S.Atkins Figs 6G–I, 7E–F, 8E–F, 11 Kew Bulletin 60: 229 (Atkins 2005). – Melasanthus longespicatus Pohl, Plantarum Brasiliae Icones et Descriptiones 1: 77, tab. 61 (Pohl 1827), basionym. – Stachytarpheta chamissonis Walp., Synopsis Verbenacearum, Myoporinearum, Selaginearum, Stilbinearum, Globulariearum et Plantaginearum. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 4: 10 (Walpers 1845). nom. illeg. [superfluous name]. Material examined Type BRAZIL – Goiás • “ Habitat in montosis arids, ad Serra de Cristaes [Serra dos Cristais] Capitaniae Goyas [Goiás] ”; 1818; J.B.E. Pohl s.n.; lectotype: W[W0073831] web!, designated by Cardoso et al. (2020); isolectotypes: BR[BR0000008026668] web!, W[W0073832] web!. Representative specimens BRAZIL – Goiás • “ Cristalina ”; 21 Feb. 1992; R. Mello-Silva et al. 559; SPF • “ Cristalina ”; 4 Feb. 1987; J.R. Pirani et al. 1523; SPF • “ Cristalina ”; 4 Feb. 1987; J.R. Pirani et al. 1613; SPF • “ Cristalina, beira de estrada ”; 21 Apr. 2008; J.F.B. Pastore & J.B.A. Bringel 2581; HUEFS • “ Cristalina, BR-040, 2 km L de Cristalina ”; 13 Aug. 1980; G. Hatschbach et al. 43059; MBM • “ Cristalina, BR-251 ”; 22 Jan. 1997; G. Hatschbach et al. 66127; ESA, MBM, SPF • “ Cristalina, estrada para Salto do Arrojado ”; 22 Jan. 1997; G. Hatschbach et al. 66127; MBM • “ Cristalina, Linda Serra dos Topázios ”; 13 Jun. 2004; J.F.B. Pastore 1005; CEN • “ Cristalina ”; 10 Sep. 1998; V.C. Souza et al. 21465; ESA • “ Cristalina, RPPN Linda Serra dos Topázios ”; 15 Dec. 1996; C.E.B. Proença 1660; UB • “ Cristalina, Serra dos Cristais ”; 8 Mar. 1966; H.S. Irwin et al. 13774; NY, RB • “ Cristalina, Serra dos Cristais, 9 km by road S of Cristalina on road to Catalão ”; 4 Apr. 1973; W.R. Anderson 8104; NY • “ Cristalina, entrada para a RPPN Linda Serra dos Topazios ”; 11 Mar. 2020, P.H. Cardoso et al. 46; CESJ • “ Cristalina, RPPN Linda Serra dos Topazios ”; 12 Mar. 2020; P.H. Cardoso et al. 48; CESJ. Description Clump-forming shrubs 0.7–1.2 m tall, erect, branched or unbranched, stems cylindrical, strigose to tomentose-hirsutulous, xylopodium present. Leaves opposite, patent, sometimes conduplicate, sometimes with smaller leaves on the axils, petiolate; petioles 3.7‒14.22 mm long, strigose; blades 16.02–33.42 × 13.3–27.2 mm, ovate, subrhomboid or subrotund, thickly-chartaceous, slightly discolorous, base cuneate or attenuate, decurrent into petiole, apex acute, obtuse or rounded, margin entire near the base, crenateserrate towards the apex, revolute, abaxially foveolate, tomentose-hirsutulous, veins evident forming a reticulate network, adaxially strigose. Inflorescences 183.22–562.61 × 17.95–24.5 mm, pendulous at the apex, rachis visible, tomentose-hirsutulous; bracts 4.3–6.79 × 0.91–1.51 mm, light green, triangular or narrowly triangular, apex caudate, abaxially tomentose-hirsutulous. Flowers pedicellate, pedicel 0.92– 2.2 mm long, tomentose-hirsutulous; calyx tube narrow, widened at apex, 9.37‒13.42 × 3.64–6.17 mm, light green, externally tomentose-hirsutulous at base, becoming strigose at apex, 5-toothed; corolla salmon, tube 13.66‒17.88 cm long, externally with pedicellate glandular trichomes. Fruits 0.3‒0.55 cm long, castaneous, external surface reticulate, with thin and flat commissure, apex rounded with short stylopodium, prominent attachment scar, separating into two cluses, covered by the persistent calyx. Distribution, habitat and phenology Stachytarpheta longispicata is endemic to the Serra dos Cristais region in the Cerrado domain of Goiás State (Fig. 5). It forms small and locally restricted populations growing in campos limpos (grasslands) and campos sujos (shrubby grasslands). Found fertile from January to April, and in June, August, September, and December. Proposed conservation status Stachytarpheta longispicata is endemic to the Serra dos Cristais region, with an estimated EOO of 38.121 km 2 and AOO of 30 km 2. It is not found inside protected areas, and its populations are clearly under anthropic influence, especially due to soybean and Eucalyptus crops and livestock (Ignácio 2014; Carvalho 2018). Furthermore, the municipality of Cristalina is the world’s greatest quartz reserve and Brazil’s largest gem commercial centre (Martinelli & Moraes 2013). Thus, S. longispicata should be considered “Critically Endangered” (CR), based on the B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) criteria, due to its EOO Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. longispicata as a clump-forming shrub up to 1 m tall, branched, with a xylopodium, petiolate leaves, with small leaves on the leaf axils, leafblades fan-shaped, 15–4 × 12–30 mm, apex obtuse to rounded, base truncate to cuneate, inflorescence 250–330 mm long, pendulous at apex, rachis visible between the flowers, bracts narrowly triangular, ca 6 mm long and densely covered with uniseriate hairs, calyx ca 12 mm long, and corolla ca 18 mm long, ranging from orange to red. Despite not being the taxon most commonly and historically associated with the name S. longispicata, it certainly matches the species originally described by Pohl (1827) from Serra dos Cristais (Atkins 2005). When comparing our current circumscription with the one proposed by Atkins (2005), it is possible to observe differences regarding plant stature, leaf-blade size, and length of the inflorescences, bracts, calyx and corolla. Atkins (2005) presents longer measurements for the leaves, which most likely represents the combined petiole and leaf-blade length. However, we presently provide the length of both structures independently. According to Atkins (2005), the leaves of S. longispicata subsp. longispicata are fanshaped with a truncate or cuneate base. All specimens studied by the author were also analysed by us, where we observed ovate, subrotund and subrhombic leaves, with a cuneate or attenuate base, which is in agreement with the protologue: “ folia subrhombea, indivisa, crenata, ciliata, apice rotundata, integerrima, base cuneiformia, angustata ” (Pohl 1827). Based on our morphometric analysis, plus qualitative data and distribution, it is possible to recognise Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. longispicata exclusively at the species rank. Stachytarpheta longispicata is disjunct from the remaining pedicellate species of the genus, being restricted to the Serra dos Cristais, Goiás State. It is characterised by its ovate, subrhombic or subrotund leaves, 16.02–33.42 × 13.3–27.2 mm, flowers laxly arranged along the rachis, and calyx 9.37‒13.42 mm long, tomentosehirsutulous at base, becoming strigose towards the apex. Despite Atkins (2005) citing this species as restricted to the Serra dos Cristais region, she provides a specimen list including collections from the municipality of Niquelândia. In the present study, these specimens from Niquelândia are recognised as Stachytarpheta longipedicellata due to their long pedicels and distribution in the same geographic area., Published as part of Cardoso, Pedro Henrique, Neto, Luiz Menini, Somavilla, Nádia Silvia & Trovó, Marcelo, 2022, A morphometric approach and recircumscription of the Stachytarpheta longispicata complex (Verbenaceae), pp. 12-45 in European Journal of Taxonomy 833 on pages 34-36, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.833.1881, http://zenodo.org/record/6949934, {"references":["Atkins S. 2005. The genus Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) in Brazil. Kew Bulletin 60: 161 - 272. Available from https: // www. jstor. org / stable / i 381322 [accessed 23 Jun. 2022].","Pohl J. B. E. 1827. Plantarum Brasiliae Icones et Descriptiones 1. A. Strauss, Wien.","Walpers W. G. 1845. Synopsis Verbenacearum, Myoporinearum, Selaginearum, Stilbinearum, Globulariearum et Plantaginearum. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 4. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Leipzig.","Ignacio M. B. 2014 A Expansao do Modo capitalista de Producao e sua marcante Influencia no Campo brasileiro: o Caso de Cristalina - GO. Monography, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia.","Carvalho A. L. 2018. Modernizacao da Agricultura e Transformacoes socioespaciais no Municipio de Cristalina - Goias. PhD thesis, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia","Martinelli G. & Moraes M. A. 2013. Livro vermelho da Flora do Brasil. CNCFlora, Rio de Janeiro.","IUCN. 2022. Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, Version 15. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. Available from https: // www. iucnredlist. org / resources / redlistguidelines [accessed 1 Jul. 2022]."]}

Stachytarpheta longipedicellata (Moldenke) P.H.Cardoso comb. and stat. nov. Figs 6D–F, 7C–D, 8C–D, 10 Stachytarpheta chamissonis var. longipedicellata Moldenke, Phytologia 28: 467 (Moldenke 1974), basionym. – Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. longipedicellata (Moldenke) S.Atkins, Kew Bulletin 60: 230 (Atkins 2005). Stachytarpheta chamissonis var. andersonii Moldenke, Phytologia 28: 467 (Moldenke 1974), basionym. – Stachytarpheta longispicata var. andersonii (Moldenke) S.Atkins, Kew Bulletin 60: 230 (Atkins 2005). – Type. BRAZIL – Goiás • 4 km by road east of São João da Aliança, Serra Geral do Paraná; 24 May 1973; W.R. Anderson et al. 7893; holotype: LL[LL00373686] web!; isotypes: F[F0074448F] web!, NY[NY00138062] web!, U[U0007044] web!. syn. nov. Stachytarpheta chamissonis var. parvifolia Moldenke, Phytologia 45: 39 (Moldenke 1980), basionym. – Stachytarpheta longispicata var. parvifolia (Moldenke) S.Atkins, Kew Bulletin 60: 230 (Atkins 2005). – Type. BRAZIL – Goiás • Alto Paraíso, Chapada dos Veadeiros; 14 Feb. 1979; Gates & Estabrook 176; lectotype: NY[NY00138066] web!, designated by Cardoso et al. (2020); isolectotypes: MICH [MICH1108415] web!, UB web!. syn. nov. Stachytarpheta chamissonis var. longipetiolata Moldenke, Phytologia 52: 414 (Moldenke 1983). – Type. BRAZIL – Goiás • Chapada dos Veadeiros, about 50 km north of Alto Paraíso; 24 Mar. 1971; H.S. Irwin et al. 33117; holotype: NY [NY00138065] web!; isotype: K[K000065450] web!. Material examined Type BRAZIL – Goiás • Chapada dos Veadeiros, 20 km by road north of Alto Paraíso; 6 Mar. 1973; W.R.Anderson et al. 6460; holotype: LL[LL00373687] web!; isotypes: F[F0074449F] web!, K[K000065450] web!, NY [NY00138064] web!. Representative specimens BRAZIL – Goiás • “ Água Fria de Goiás, Estação Repetidora da Telebrasília de Roncador ”; 8 Feb. 1994; G. Hatschbach et al. 60021; MBM • “ Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Córrego Piçarrão ”; 8 Nov. 1991; G. Hatschbach et al. 55932; MBM • “ Alto Paraíso de Goiás ”; 28 Feb. 1982; P.I. Oliveira 377; SPF • “ Alto Paraíso de Goiás ”; 30 May 1994; J.A. Ratter & S. Bridgewater 4271; UFG • “ Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Fazenda Água Fria ”; 15 Mar. 2020; P. H. Cardoso et al. 54; CESJ • “ Alto Paraíso de Goiás, trilha para a Cachoeira Água Fria ”; 15 Mar. 2020; P.H. Cardoso et al. 59; CESJ • “ Alto Paraíso de Goiás, entrada do aeroporto em direção ao Rio dos Couros ”; 16 Mar. 2020; P.H. Cardoso et al. 60; CESJ • “ Alto Paraíso de Goiás, RPPN Cara Preta ”; 16 Mar. 2020; P.H. Cardoso et al. 62; CESJ • “ Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca 6 km E de Alto Paraíso de Goiás ”; 14 Feb. 1979; S.M. Sano & T.S. Filgueiras 47; K, NY, UB • “ Cavalcante, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros ”; 15 Apr. 2009; G. Martinelli 16467; SPF • “ Macedo, ca 15 km N of Niquelândia ”; 21 Apr. 1988; R.R. Brooks et al. 157; NY • “ Niquelândia, 1 km após a mina da companhia de níquel Tocantins (CNT)”; 12 Apr. 1996; R.C. de Mendonça 2428; NY • “ Niquelândia, Return to ‘ponte alta’ área ”; 5 Feb. 2005; R.D. Reeves 3030; CEN • “ Niquelândia, ca 20 km de Niquelândia, estrada de terra que vai para a mina de níquel ”; 21 Jun. 1995; M.L. Fonseca et al. 375; UFG. Description Clump-forming shrubs 0.5–2 m tall, erect, much-branched, stems cylindrical, when young sericeous, when old puberulent to hirsutulous, xylopodium present. Leaves opposite, patent, not conduplicate, with smaller leaves on the axils, petiolate; petioles 4.76‒24.19 mm long, sericeous; blades 16.78–46.15 × 11.43–40.29 mm, ovate, thickly-chartaceous, slightly discolorous, base cuneate or attenuate, rarely obtuse, decurrent into petiole, apex acute or obtuse, margin entire near the base, crenate-serrate towards the apex, revolute, abaxially not foveolate, sericeous, veins evident, adaxially sericeous. Inflorescences 89.14–702.35 × 16.99–26.83 mm, pendulous at the apex, rachis visible, lanuginose; bracts 4.29–10.49 × 0.6–1.67 mm, light green, triangular or narrowly triangular, apex caudate, abaxially sparsely lanuginose. Flowers pedicellate, pedicel 2.43‒6.91 mm long, lanuginose; calyx tube narrow, slightly widened at the apex, 8.29‒14.22 × 2.73–5.44 mm, light green, externally lanuginose from base to apex, 5-toothed; corolla salmon, tube 13.88‒18.91 mm long, externally with pedicellate glandular trichomes. Fruits 0.32‒0.5 cm long, castaneous, external surface reticulate, with thin and flat commissure, apex rounded with short stylopodium, prominent attachment scar, separating into two cluses, covered by the persistent calyx. Distribution, habitat and phenology Stachytarpheta longipedicellata is endemic to the Cerrado of Goiás State, being mostly found in the northern mesoregion and in the Chapada dos Veadeiros (Fig. 5). Dense, but locally restricted populations are found in these areas, growing in campos rupestres, campos limpos (grasslands), and campos sujos (shrubby grasslands). Found fertile from February to June, and in November. Proposed conservation status Stachytarpheta longipedicellata has an estimated EOO of 11 592.019 km 2 and AOO of 72 km 2. Its populations are abundant, but locally restricted. Although this species occurs within a protected area (Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park), most collection records are from farms, crops, pastures, or mining areas. Several extinction threats are found in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region, such as the tourism increase in recent years, agriculture expansion, cattle ranching, and illegal fires (Barbosa 2008; Silva et al. 2018; Matos et al. 2020). Additionally, populations from Niquelândia are threatened by mining and recent soybean crops (Leite & Steinberger 2015; Moretto 2016). Thus, S. longipedicellata can be regarded as “Endangered” (EN) based on the B2ab(i,ii,iii) criteria and subcriteria (IUCN 2022) due to its AOO Stachytarpheta longispicata var. longipedicellata from Chapada dos Veadeiros as a shrub up to 2 m tall, ramified, with leaf-blades ovate, 25‒55 × 10‒25 mm, base attenuated, inflorescence up to 170 mm long, bracts linear up to 7 mm long, calyx up to 12 mm long, densely covered with uniseriate hairs pointing in all directions, and corolla salmon pink. This author states that this variety is similar to S. longispicata var. andersonii, only differing in the salmon pink corolla (vs red orange corolla in S. longispicata var. andersonii). This latter was described for the São João da Aliança municipality, less than 70 km from the Chapada dos Veadeiros, within the same geomorphological unit (Martins-Ferreira & Campos 2017). On the other hand, according to Atkins (2005), S. longispicata var. longipedicellata and S. longispicata var. andersonii were distinguished from the S. longispicata subsp. longispicata by the ovate leaves and shorter inflorescences (vs leaves fan-shaped and longer inflorescences in S. longispicata subsp. longispicata). The morphological characters used by Atkins (2005) to distinguish Stachytarpheta longispicata var. longipedicellata from S. longispicata var. andersonii seem to be based solely on specimens’ label annotations, which described the salmon colouration differently.Although the corolla colour distinguishes some species groups within Stachytarpheta (e.g., groups with black, bright red, or blue corolla), no taxon is solely distinguished based on this character (Atkins 2005; Cardoso & Salimena 2020). In this case, corolla colour is a weak character since it heavily relies on the collector’s point of view, and it is not always included in the specimens labels. Stachytarpheta chamissonis var. longipetiolata was treated as a synonym of S. longispicata var. longipedicellata by Atkins (2005), while S. longispicata var. parvifolia was characterised as shrubs up to 50 cm tall, ramified, leaf-blades ovate, 15‒30 × 9‒14 mm, bracts narrowly-triangular up to 5 mm long, calyx up to 10 mm long, densely hairy, with hairs pointing to all directions, and corolla red (Atkins 2005). In the PCA and DA (Figs 2–3), the type specimen of Stachytarpheta longispicata var. parvifolia represents a variation extreme in its grouping. This can be explained by the specimen consisting of an immature branch with short leaves and inflorescences, plus not fully developed flowers. Stachytarpheta chamissonis var. longipetiolata is supported as a synonym of S. longispicata var. longipedicellata in our analyses by its type specimen being grouped with the populations collected in Chapada dos Veadeiros, with long pedicels and petioles. The same is observed regarding the placement of the type specimen of S. longispicata subsp. andersonii. It was characterised by its “distinctly pedicellate flowers”, while S. longispicata var. longipedicellata was similarly characterised by its “long-pedicellate flowers” (Moldenke 1974). This equal characterisation of both taxa was an early indication of weak taxonomic boundaries. Thus, based on the morphometric results, it is possible to recognise all accepted varieties of S. longispicata that have sympatric distributions as a single taxonomic entity. In its current circumscription, Stachytarpheta longispicata var. longipedicellata is elevated to the species level and two new synonyms are proposed (S. longipicata var. andersonii and S. longispicata var. parvifolia). The name Stachytarpheta longipedicellata was chosen to represent this species, with the specific epithet referring to its main diagnostic feature (longer length of the pedicels). Stachytarpheta longipedicellata is distinguished from the remaining taxa of this complex mainly by its flowers with pedicels equal to or longer than 2.43 mm, rachis, calyx, and pedicel lanuginose, with the hairs conferring a whitish aspect to the inflorescences. Regarding the observed variations on the analysed specimens, contrasting with Atkins (2005) circumscription, this species is a clump-forming shrub, 0.8–2 m tall, with leaf-blades 16.78–46.15 × 11.43–40.29 mm, inflorescences 89.14–702.35 mm long, bracts 4.29–10.49 mm long, calyx 8.29‒14.22 mm long, and corolla 13.88‒18.91 mm long. According to Atkins (2005), the leaves can be up to 55 mm long, but this measurement would also encompass the petiole, and in this study the petioles and leaf-blades were separately measured. Inflorescence length in the three varieties demonstrated by Atkins (2005) varied from 70 to 170 mm. However, we verified that inflorescences might be up to 700 mm long, being the longest ones from this species complex. When inflorescences are shorter than 90 mm, the specimens most likely represent young individuals. Furthermore, we observed that some specimens from Niquelândia have a more sparse indumentum on the leaves and inflorescences., Published as part of Cardoso, Pedro Henrique, Neto, Luiz Menini, Somavilla, Nádia Silvia & Trovó, Marcelo, 2022, A morphometric approach and recircumscription of the Stachytarpheta longispicata complex (Verbenaceae), pp. 12-45 in European Journal of Taxonomy 833 on pages 30-33, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.833.1881, http://zenodo.org/record/6949934, {"references":["Moldenke H. N. 1974. Notes on new and noteworthy plants LXVII. Phytologia 28: 192 - 295.","Atkins S. 2005. The genus Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) in Brazil. Kew Bulletin 60: 161 - 272. Available from https: // www. jstor. org / stable / i 381322 [accessed 23 Jun. 2022].","Moldenke H. N. 1980. Notes on new and noteworthy plants CXXXIII. Phytologia 45: 36 - 40.","Moldenke H. N. 1983. Notes on new and noteworthy plants CLXIV. Phytologia 52: 414 - 415.","Barbosa A. G. 2008. As Estrategias de conservacao da biodiversidade na Chapada dos Veadeiros: Conflitos e Oportunidades. PhD Thesis, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia.","Silva M. S., Gurgel H., Laques A., Silveira B. D. & Siqueira R. V. 2018. 30 anos de dinamica espacotemporal (1984 - 2015) da regiao de influencia do Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros Goias. Revista francobrasilera de Geografia, Confins: 35. https: // doi. org / 10.4000 / confins. 14851","Matos R. M. P., Aguiar L. L. L. & de Aquino-Martins P. T. 2020 Ocorrencia de fogo no Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goias, Brasil: historico recente no contexto da sua ampliacao. GeoTextos 16: 151 - 171. https: // doi. org / 10.9771 / geo. v 16 i 2.38041","Leite U. B. & Steinberger M. 2015. A nova regiao mineradora de Goias: uma proposta de delimitacao. 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Stachytarpheta ratteri (S.Atkins) P.H.Cardoso comb. and stat. nov. Figs 6M–O, 7I–J, 8I–J, 13 Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. ratteri S.Atkins, Kew Bulletin 60: 231 (Atkins 2005), basionym. Material examined Type BRAZIL – Distrito Federal • Fazenda Água Limpa near Vargem Bonita; 15 Mar. 1976; J.A. Ratter & S.F. da Fonseca 2775; holotype: K [K000065168] web!; isotypes: NY [NY00956498] web!, UB web!, UEC n.v. Representative specimens BRAZIL – Distrito Federal • “ Brasília área do Zoobotânico ”; 10 Jan. 1967; A.P. Duarte 10163; RB • “ Brasília, between University of Brasília and Lago Paranoá ”; 11 Apr. 1968; D. Philcox & E. Onishi 4767; K, UB • “ Brasília, Chapada Contagem ”; 5 Feb. 1987; J.R. Pirani et al. 1650; K, SPF • “ Brasília, estrada da Península perto do Clube do Congresso ”; 29 May 1965; D. Sucre 25; RB • “ Brasília, campus da Universidade ”; 29 Sep. 1975; F.H. F. Oldenburger 1627; SPF • “ Brasília, Fazenda Sucupira ”; 6 May 1999; J.G. Faria 107; CEN • “ Brasília, Fazenda Sucupira ”; 18 Apr. 2007; G.D. Vale 457; RB • “ Brasília, Fazenda Sucupira ”; 13 Jan. 1998; A.B. Sampaio et al. 153; CESJ • “ Brasília, Jardim Botânico de Brasília ”; 13 Mar. 2020; P.H. Cardoso et al. 51; CESJ • “ Brasília, Brasília, Parque Ecológico Burle Marx ”; 7 Mar. 2021; B. Schindler & M. Figueira 56; CEN, CESJ • “ Brasília, Jardim Botânico ”; 10 Nov. 2009; W. Alkimim & J.B.A. Bringel 86; UB • “ Brasília, Parque Boca da Mata ”; 14 Jul. 1995; J.M. de Rezende 4; CESJ • “ Brasília, Parque Nacional ”; 22 Jan. 1978; A. Krapovickas et al. 33180; K • “ Brasília, Parque Nacional de Brasília ”; 14 Dec. 1990; P.C.M. Ramos 482; UB • “ Brasília, Parque Nacional de Brasília ”; 4 Nov. 1992; M. Barros et al. 2220; HUEFS, K • “ Brasília, Reserva do CPAC ”; 31 Jan. 2009; D.M. Ramos 1; CEN • “ Brasília, Reserva Ecológica do IBGE ”; 29 Mar. 2014; V.C. Souza et al. 38219.0; ESA • “ Brasília, Reserva Ecológica do IBGE ”; 24 Mar. 2016; V.C. Souza et al. 40214; RB • “ Brasília, Planaltina, CPAC – Embrapa ”; 5 May 1980; J.A. da Silva 116; CEN • “ Brasília, Reserva Biológica de Contagem ”; 5 Mar. 2012; M.R.V. Zanatta 1230; RB • “ Brasília, rodovia Brasília-Sobradinho ”; 1 Apr. 1992; R.F. Vieira 1223; CEN • “ Brasília, Rodovia Sobradinho/DF ”; 15 Aug. 1999; G. Pereira-Silva 4234; CEN • “ Brasília, Saia Velha ”; 21 Feb. 2003; F. França et al. 4600; HUEFS. – Goiás • “ Cocalzinho de Goiás ”; 20 May 2006; L.B. Bosquetti 305; ESA • “ Cocalzinho de Goiás, Serra dos Pireneus ”; 24 Nov. 2007; P.G. Delprete 10414; NY • “ Corumbá de Goiás, estrada velha da cidade eclética para Anápolis ”; 31 Nov. 1990; R.F. Vieira 625; CEN • “ Luziânia, estrada Brasília-Luziânia ”; 20 Jul. 1990; E. de Melo 314; CEN • “ Pirenópolis, Fazenda Lavras do Abade ”; 8 Dec; 2018; G.M. Antar 2532; CEN • “ Pirenópolis, Serra dos Pireneus ”; 15 Jan. 1972; H.S. Irwin et al. 34156; NY • “ Pirenópolis, Parque Estadual da Serra dos Pireneus ”; 24 Feb. 2009; F. Almeda et al. 9520; UEC • “ Planaltina ”; 21 Apr. 2007; H.D. Ferreira 4589; UFG • “ Planaltina, Rod. Go-118 ”; 12 Jun. 1993; G. Hatschbach et al. 59296; MBM. Description Clump-forming shrubs 0.5–2 m tall, erect, much-branched or unbranched, stems cylindrical, pubescenttomentose, xylopodium present. Leaves opposite, patent, often conduplicate, sometimes with smaller leaves on the axils, petiolate; petiole 1.98‒11.35 mm long, woolly; blade 19.32–45.67 × 24.96–48.52 mm, fan-shaped or obovate, coriaceous, slightly discolorous, base truncate, rarely cuneate, decurrent into petiole, apex obtuse to rounded, sometimes emarginate, margin entire near the base, crenate-serrate towards the apex, lightly revolute, abaxially foveolate, tomentulose, veins evident forming a reticulate network, adaxially strigose with abundant small brown nectaries. Inflorescences 218.9–601.04 × 19.97– 28.44 mm, pendulous at the apex, rachis visible, pubescent-tomentose or lanate; bracts 6.13–9.51 × 1.11– 1.77 mm, light green, triangular or narrowly triangular, apex acuminate or caudate, abaxially sericeous. Flowers pedicellate, pedicel 1.03–2.27 mm long, sericeous; calyx tube widened at the apex, 11.72‒17.59 × 4.49–7.13 mm, light green, externally sericeous at base, becoming strigose at apex, 5-toothed; corolla salmon, tube 14.06‒22.02 mm long, externally with pedicellate glandular trichomes. Fruits 0.42‒0.5 cm long, castaneous, external surface reticulate, with thin and flat commissure, apex rounded with short stylopodium, prominent attachment scar, separating into two cluses, covered by the persistent calyx. Distribution, habitat and phenology Stachytarpheta ratteri is endemic to the Cerrado domain in the states of Goiás and Distrito Federal (Fig. 5), growing in campos rupestres, campos sujos (shrubby grasslands), campos limpos (grasslands), and disturbed areas. Its populations are generally large-sized, but fragmented. Found fertile throughout the year, except in October. Proposed conservation status Stachytarpheta ratteri has an estimated EOO of 7 537.960 km 2 and AOO of 224 km 2. Its populations are generally large-sized, but fragmented. The species is recorded for several regions in Distrito Federal and some municipalities of Goiás, west of Brasília, including protected areas (Parque Estadual da Serra dos Pireneus and Parque Nacional de Brasília). In the state of Goiás, the increased frequency of illegal fires for agricultural purposes, mining activities, unorderly touristic activities, and invasive species represent the greatest threats for S. ratteri (Salmona et al. 2014; Santos 2018; Castro 2019). In Brasília, the constant urban expansion (Anjos 2015) is the most important threat to this species. Therefore, S. ratteri should be considered “Endangered” (EN), based on the B2ab(i,ii,iii) criteria (IUCN 2022), due to its AOO Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. ratteri as a clump-forming shrub up to 2 m tall, with a xylopodium, unbranched, petiolate leaves, blades 30–50 × 25–40 mm, inflorescences up to 730 mm long, rachis not visible at apex, linear bracts ca 7 mm long, calyx ca 16 mm long, corolla orange to rusty, and tube ca 20 mm long. According to Atkins (2005), it represents the taxon most commonly associated with the name S. longispicata, with large leaves, long inflorescences, and restricted to Distrito Federal. When comparing our present circumscription with the one proposed by Atkins (2005), it is possible to observe differences in the size of the leaves and length of the inflorescences, bracts, calyx, and corolla. Once again, these inconsistencies about the size of the leaves are caused by the petiole and leaf-blade lengths being combined by Atkins (2005), while we present them separately. The author also described the inflorescences as being up to 730 mm long and the rachis not visible at the apex. However, during the analysis of the specimens cited by Atkins (2005), we observed that the inflorescences reach only up to 600 mm in length and that despite the flowers being more congested at the inflorescence apex (compared with S. longispicata), the rachis is always visible. Based on our morphometric analysis as well as qualitative characters, and geographic distribution, Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. ratteri is elevated to the species rank. Therefore, S. ratteri can be differentiated from the remaining species of Stachytarpheta with pedicellate flowers by its leaf-blades large (19.32–45.67 × 24.96–48.52), coriaceous, with base frequently truncate, rarely cuneate, abundant small brown nectaries adaxially, sericeous pedicels, and calyx externally sericeous at base, becoming strigose towards the apex. Its distribution is expanded to the state of Goiás (Atkins 2005; Cardoso & Salimena 2020)., Published as part of Cardoso, Pedro Henrique, Neto, Luiz Menini, Somavilla, Nádia Silvia & Trovó, Marcelo, 2022, A morphometric approach and recircumscription of the Stachytarpheta longispicata complex (Verbenaceae), pp. 12-45 in European Journal of Taxonomy 833 on pages 38-41, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.833.1881, http://zenodo.org/record/6949934, {"references":["Atkins S. 2005. The genus Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) in Brazil. Kew Bulletin 60: 161 - 272. Available from https: // www. jstor. org / stable / i 381322 [accessed 23 Jun. 2022].","Salmona Y. B., Ribeiro F. F. & Matricardi E. A. T. 2014. Parques \" no papel \" conservam? O caso do Parque dos Pireneus em Goias. Boletim Goiano de Geografia 34: 295 - 310. https: // doi. org / 10.5216 / bgg. v 34 i 2.31740","Santos C. E. D. 2018. O Plano de Manejo das Areas protegidas do Cerrado e uma Ferramenta efetiva para conter a Perda de Habitat? PhD thesis, Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia Goiano - Rio Verde, Goias.","Castro J. D. B., Barros T. F. S., Silva M. R. & Santos M. G. 2019. Unidades de Conservacao, atributos ecologicos e suas implicacoes: o caso do Parque Estadual dos Pireneus e da APA dos Pireneus - GO. Sustentabilidade em Debate 10: 63 - 78. https: // doi. org / 10.18472 / SustDeb. v 10 n 3.2019.24330","Anjos R. S. A., Vilela R. O., Bolzon A. C. & Oliveira J. 2015. Monitoring of urban growth in Brasilia. Revista Eletronica: Tempo - Tecnica - Territorio 6: 25 - 50. https: // doi. org / 10.26512 / ciga. v 6 i 2.21941","IUCN. 2022. Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, Version 15. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. Available from https: // www. iucnredlist. org / resources / redlistguidelines [accessed 1 Jul. 2022].","Cardoso P. H. & Salimena F. R. G. 2020. Stachytarpheta. In: Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. Available from http: // floradobrasil. jbrj. gov. br / reflora / floradobrasil / FB 15189 [accessed 19 Nov. 2021]."]}

Stachytarpheta minasensis (S.Atkins) P.H.Cardoso comb. and stat. nov. Figs 6J–L, 7G–H, 8G–H, 12 Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. minasensis S.Atkins, Kew Bulletin 60: 231 (Atkins 2005), basionym. Material examined Type BRAZIL – Minas Gerais • Serra do Cabral, Joaquim Felício; 15 Apr. 1996; G. Hatschbach et al. 64789; lectotype: MBM [MBM409619] web!, designated here; isolectotypes: CTES[CTES0013844] web!, K[K000065239] web!, K[K000065396] web!, MBM [MBM193011] web!. Representative specimens BRAZIL – Minas Gerais • “ Joaquim Felício, Parque Estadual da Serra do Cabral ”; 14 Sep. 2019; F.R.G. Salimena & P.H. Nobre 4051; CESJ • “ Serra do Cabral, 85 km N de Corinto ”; 13 May 1977; P.E. Gibbs et al. 5059; MBM, UEC • “ Serra do Cabral, Joaquim Felício ”; 15 May 2001; G. Hatschbach et al. 72033; MBM, RB. Description Shrubs 0.35–1 m tall, erect, much-branched, stems cylindrical when young, lanate, puberulent when old, xylopodium present. Leaves opposite, patent, flat, sometimes with smaller leaves on the axils, deciduous in maturity, petiolate; petiole 1.93‒4.79 mm long, lanate; blade 8.19–15.88 × 6.32–14.35 cm, ovate or fan-shaped, thickly-chartaceous, slightly discolorous, base attenuate, apex obtuse or rounded, margin entire near the base, serrate towards the apex, revolute, abaxially not foveolate, lanate, veins prominent, adaxially sericeous. Inflorescences 27.04–237(–354.53) × 18.39–23.5 mm, pendulous or not at the apex, rachis visible, lanate; bracts 3.23–6.97 × 0.83–1.59 mm, light green, triangular, apex acuminate or caudate, abaxially sparsely lanate. Flowers pedicellate, pedicel 1.15–2.39 mm long, lanate; calyx tube widened at the apex, 8.21‒14.55 × 3.2–5.29 mm, light green, lanate at base and along nerves, becoming strigose at apex, briefly 5-toothed; corolla salmon, tube 13.36‒16.35 mm long, externally with pedicellate glandular trichomes. Fruits 3.8‒5 mm long, castaneous, external surface reticulate, with thin and flat commissure, apex rounded with short stylopodium, prominent attachment scar, separating into two cluses, covered by the persistent calyx. Distribution, habitat and phenology Stachytarpheta minasensis is endemic to the Cerrado domain in the Serra do Cabral region, state of Minas Gerais (Fig. 5). It forms large-sized but restricted populations in campos rupestres. Found fertile in April, May and September. Proposed conservation status Stachytarpheta minasensis is known from only two localities in Serra do Cabral, in the municipality of Joaquim Felício, with an AOO smaller than 10 km 2. Despite being found inside a protected area (Parque Estadual da Serra do Cabral), it is threatened by the continuous decline in habitat quality, especially due to livestock stomping and illegal fires, which prevail due to lack of inspection, warning and clarification (IEF 2013). Therefore, S. minasensis should be considered “Critically Endangered” (CR), based on the B2ab(i,ii,iii) criteria of IUCN (2022) due to its restricted AOO, fragmented distributions, number of known populations, and continuous decline in habitat quality. Notes Atkins (2005) indicated that the holotype of Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. minasensis (Hatschbach et al. 64789) was housed at MBM. However, there are two different specimens of Hatschbach et al. 64789 at MBM; in this framework it is not possible to ascertain which one is explicitly the holotype referred to by Atkins (2005) since she did not provide a clear indication of it. Therefore, we designate as the lectotype the specimen in which the inflorescences are complete and still present corollas. Atkins (2005) characterised Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. minasensis as a shrub 35 cm tall, with a xylopodium, branched, spathulate or ovate leaves, blades 5–20 × 3–10 mm, inflorescences 40–70 mm long, linear bracts up to 4 mm long, and calyx up to 10 mm long with uniseriate mostly patent hairs. According to Atkins (2005), this taxon has a micro-endemic distribution, being recognised by its very small leaves. When comparing the circumscription proposed by Atkins (2005), it is possible to observe differences regarding plant stature, size of the leaf-blades, and the length of the inflorescences, bracts, calyx and corolla. Regarding the size of the leaves, Atkins (2005) provides greater measurement ranges for length. However, these measurements are most likely associated with the smaller leaves on the axil of larger leaves (for which we only recorded their presence or absence), as well as the combined values for petiole and leaf-blade length (instead of being presented separately). Atkins (2005) described the leaves as spathulate to ovate. Nonetheless, the author sometimes applied the term spathulate to describe leaves that are considered fan-shaped (P.H. Cardoso pers. obs.). Based on our morphometric analysis, as well as qualitative characters and geographic distribution, Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. minasensis is elevated to the species rank. Therefore, S. minasensis differs from the remaining species of Stachytarpheta with pedicellate flowers due to its diminutive leaves (8.19–15.88 × 6.32–14.35 cm), ovate or fan-shaped, with attenuate base and conspicuously serrate margin., Published as part of Cardoso, Pedro Henrique, Neto, Luiz Menini, Somavilla, Nádia Silvia & Trovó, Marcelo, 2022, A morphometric approach and recircumscription of the Stachytarpheta longispicata complex (Verbenaceae), pp. 12-45 in European Journal of Taxonomy 833 on pages 36-38, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.833.1881, http://zenodo.org/record/6949934, {"references":["Atkins S. 2005. The genus Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) in Brazil. Kew Bulletin 60: 161 - 272. Available from https: // www. jstor. org / stable / i 381322 [accessed 23 Jun. 2022].","IUCN. 2022. Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, Version 15. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. Available from https: // www. iucnredlist. org / resources / redlistguidelines [accessed 1 Jul. 2022]."]}

Stachytarpheta brevibracteata (Moldenke) P.H.Cardoso comb. and stat. nov. Figs 6A–C, 7A–B, 8A–B, 9 Stachytarpheta chamissonis var. brevibracteata Moldenke, Phytologia 45: 38 (Moldenke 1980), basionym. – Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. brevibracteata (Moldenke) S.Atkins, Kew Bulletin 60: 231 (Atkins 2005). Material examined Type BRAZIL – Minas Gerais • Morro das Pedras, 25 km NE of Patrocínio; 28 Jan. 1970; H.S. Irwin et al. 25457; lectotype: NY [NY00138063] web!, designated by Cardoso et al. (2020); isolectotypes: MO[MO1254482] web!, UB web!. Representative specimens BRAZIL – Minas Gerais • “ Bambuí, entre Bambuí e Patos de Minas ”; 11 Feb. 2012; J.F.B. Pastore et al. 4027; HUEFS • “ Delfinópolis ”; 7 Sep. 1998; V.C. Souza et al. 21233; ESA • “ Delfinópolis, estrada para casa branca ”; 10 Apr. 2002; R. Romero et al. 6255; RB • “ Delfinópolis, Fazenda Água da Serra ”; 10 Mar. 2003; R.A. Pacheco 483; HUFU • “ Delfinópolis, Condomínio de Pedra ”; 17 May 2003; R.L. Volpi 675; HUFU • “ Furnas ”; 16 Nov. 1977; N.D. da Cruz et al. 6212; MBM • “ São Roque de Minas ”; 21 Mar. 1998; P.T. Sano et al. 963; SPF • “ São Roque de Minas, Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra (PNSC), estrada para a Serra das Sete Voltas ”; 19 Mar. 1995; R. Romero et al. 2026; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, estrada São Roque para Sacramento a 2 km da portaria Sacramento ”; 14 Apr. 2017; F.R.G. Salimena & P.H. Nobre 3989; CESJ • “PNSC, estrada São Roque – Sacramento km 60 ”; 22 Feb. 1997; J.N. Nakajima et al. 2265; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, Guarita de Sacramento ”; 29 Jun. 1994; R. Romero & J.N. Nakajima 1086; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, Guarita de Sacramento ”; 17 Oct. 1997; J.N. Nakajima et al. 2883; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, Guarita de Sacramento ”; 14 Jul. 1995; J.N. Nakajima et al. 1180; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, guarita de Sacramento ”; 11 Jan. 1998; R. Romero et al. 4991; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, Sacramento, próximo do Morro da Guarita 1 ”; 23 Feb. 1994; J.N. Nakajima & R. Romero 180; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, 3 km da Guarita de Sacramento ”; 19 Aug. 1997; R. Romero et al. 4418; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, 5 km da Guarita de Sacramento ”; 19 Mar. 1995; R. Romero et al. 2035; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, próximo a nascente do Rio das Velhas ”; 22 Nov. 1996; R. Romero & J.N. Nakajima 3818; CESJ, HUFU • “PNSC, próximo à Guarita de Sacramento ”; 6 May 2021; P.H. Cardoso & W.P. Leite 65; CESJ • “PNSC, próximo à Guarita de Sacramento ”; 6 May 2021; P.H. Cardoso & W.P. Leite 66; CESJ. – São Paulo • “ Pedregulho ”; 24 May 2003; D. Sasaki 534; SPF. Description Shrubs 0.8–2 m tall, erect, much-branched, stems cylindrical, tomentose, xylopodium present. Leaves opposite, patent to suberect, not conduplicate, sometimes with smaller leaves on the axils, deciduous at maturity, petiolate; petioles 3.57‒9.2 mm long, tomentose; blades 17.1–36.73 × 12.21–27.31 mm, ovate or subrotund, thickly-chartaceous, slightly discolorous, base cuneate or attenuate, decurrent into petiole, apex acute, obtuse or rounded, margin entire near the base, crenate-serrate towards the apex, revolute, abaxially not foveolate, tomentose, veins evident, adaxially strigillose. Inflorescences 64.22– 200.61 × 14.52–19.89 mm, pendulous or not at the apex, rachis visible, tomentose; bracts 3.31–5.13 × 0.68–1.07 mm, light green, linear-triangular, apex acute or acuminate, abaxially tomentose. Flowers pedicellate, pedicel 1.21–2.23 cm long, tomentose; calyx tube narrow throughout, not widened at the apex, 9.01‒13.03 × 1.98–2.9 mm, light green, externally tomentose from base to apex, 5-toothed; corolla dark red, tube 13.43‒21.31 mm long, externally with pedicellate glandular trichomes. Fruits 0.41‒0.58 mm long, castaneous, external surface reticulate, with thin and flat commissure, apex rounded with short stylopodium, prominent attachment scar, separating into two cluses, covered by the persistent calyx. Distribution, habitat and phenology Stachytarpheta brevibracteata is endemic to the Cerrado of the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo (Fig. 5). It is found growing in campos rupestres, campos limpos (grasslands), and campos sujos (shrubby grasslands), forming dense but fragmented populations. Found fertile throughout the year, except in December. Proposed conservation status Stachytarpheta brevibracteata has an EOO of 7 507.461 km 2 and an AOO of 32 km 2. Despite occurring inside a protected area, the Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, its distribution is mostly restricted to roadsides. It is subjected to the increase of unorderly tourist activity, the suppression of native vegetation by invasive species, and mostly by illegal fires (IBAMA 2005). Therefore, S. brevibracteata should be considered “Endangered” (EN), based on criteria B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) (IUCN 2022), due to its AOO S. longispicata subsp. brevibracteata as subshrubs up to 1 m tall, branched, leaves ovate or subrotund, blades 12–25 × 5–12 mm, base attenuate, inflorescence 70–80 mm long, bracts linear and up to 3 mm long, calyx up to 12 mm long, covered by short hairs, and corolla dark red. The subspecies was established based solely on the type specimen and characterised by its short leaves and inflorescences (Atkins 2005). When comparing our current circumscription with the one proposed by Atkins (2005), it is possible to observe differences regarding plant stature, leaf-blade size, and length of the inflorescence, bract, calyx and corolla. Atkins (2005) provides smaller measurements for leaves’ length and width. However, this is most likely associated with smaller axillary leaves, which are only analysed as qualitative characters in the present study. Based on our morphometric analysis, plus qualitative data and distribution, Stachytarpheta longispicata subsp. brevibracteata is recognised by us at the species rank. Therefore, S. brevibracteata differs from the remaining species of Stachytarpheta with pedicellate flowers due to its branches, abaxial surface of the leaves, rachis, bracts and calyx tomentose, adaxial surface of the leaves strigillose, and narrow calyx (not enlarged towards the apex, equal or narrower than 2.9 mm width)., Published as part of Cardoso, Pedro Henrique, Neto, Luiz Menini, Somavilla, Nádia Silvia & Trovó, Marcelo, 2022, A morphometric approach and recircumscription of the Stachytarpheta longispicata complex (Verbenaceae), pp. 12-45 in European Journal of Taxonomy 833 on pages 25-30, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.833.1881, http://zenodo.org/record/6949934, {"references":["Moldenke H. N. 1980. Notes on new and noteworthy plants CXXXIII. Phytologia 45: 36 - 40.","Atkins S. 2005. The genus Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) in Brazil. Kew Bulletin 60: 161 - 272. Available from https: // www. jstor. org / stable / i 381322 [accessed 23 Jun. 2022].","IBAMA - Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis. 2005. Plano de Manejo do Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra. MMA / IBAMA.","IUCN. 2022. Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, Version 15. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. Available from https: // www. iucnredlist. org / resources / redlistguidelines [accessed 1 Jul. 2022]."]}