Check List 10(6): 1538-1540, doi: 10.15560/10.6.1538
Nymphoides grayana (Griseb.) Kuntze: first record of Menyanthaceae for the state of Tocantins
expand article infoAugusto Francener‡, Aluísio José Fernandes-Júnior‡, Marcos Vinicius Dantas-Queiroz§, Climbiê Ferreira Hall|
‡ Instituto de Botânica, Núcleo de Pesquisa Curadoria do Herbário, Brazil§ Instituto de Botânica, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Palinologia, Brazil| Instituto de Botânica, Núcleo de Pesquisa Orquidário do Estado, Brazil

Corresponding author: Augusto Francener ( augustofng@yahoo.com.br )

© 2017 Augusto Francener, Aluísio Fernandes-Júnior, Marcos Dantas-Queiroz, Climbiê Hall.
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Citation: Francener A, Dantas-Queiroz M, Fernandes-Júnior A, Hall C (2014) Nymphoides grayana (Griseb.) Kuntze: first record of Menyanthaceae for the state of Tocantins. Check List 10(6): 1538-1540. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.6.1538
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Abstract
Nymphoides grayana (Menyanthaceae) is a macrophyte, and its occurrence is known in Brazil only for the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. In this paper, a new record of N. grayana is presented for the state of Tocantins, representing the first record of Menyanthaceae for the state and expanding the occurrence of the species for the North Region of Brazil.
Keywords
new record; Menyanthaceae; Tocantins; Brazil; aquatic macrophyte