Lentibulariaceae in the Ibitipoca State Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract

(Lentibulariaceae in the Ibitipoca State Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil). The Ibitipoca State Park (Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca - PEIB) is inserted in the complex Mantiqueira in the areas of Atlantic forest in the municipality of Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais. It has an area of 1,488 ha with rugged topography ranging from 1,200 to 1,784 m elevation and humid mesothermal climate with warm summers and dry winters. The vegetation consists of a mosaic, including, besides the rocky fields, tropical rain forests, seasonal and nebular. PEIB were found in 12 species: Genlisea aurea, G. violacea, Utricularia amethystina, U. laciniata, U. nana, U. neottioides, U. nervosa, U. praelonga, U. pubescens, U. pusilla, U. reniformis and U.triloba. All are found in marshy places among mosses and grasses or within the margin of streams. U. reniformis is the most common species in the Park, but is the only one not mentioned in other surveys conducted in areas of rocky fields of Espinhaço. Identification key, descriptions, comments and illustrations are provided.