Check List 16(1): 121-125, doi: 10.15560/16.1.121
New records of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) for the state of Maranhão, Brazil
expand article infoMilena Salazar-Ferreira, Paulo M. Gonella§, Elidio A.E. Guarçoni
‡ Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Bacabal, Brazil§ Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Abstract

We report the first records of Utricularia cutleri Steyerm. and U. resupinata B.D.Greene ex Bigelow from Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. These species were collected in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. This study adds new information on the flora of Maranhão and extends the distribution of these species in Brazil.

Keywords
Geographic distribution, new occurrences, northeastern Brazil, PARNA Lençóis Maranhenses, taxonomy