Velloziaceae

Barbacenia purpurea Hook.

Also mentioned in the literature as Pleurostima purpurea. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Brazil Southeast

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Aw, Cwb

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Meirelles, ST, De Mattos, EA & Da Silva, AC. 1997. Potential Desiccation Tolerant Vascular Plants from Southeastern Brazil. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 4(4):17–21.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63173-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.strqx6

Source IUCN conservation status: x