''Staurogyne minarum'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
native to
Brazilian cerrado
The Cerrado () is a vast ecoregion of Tropics, tropical savanna in central Brazil, being present in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Paraná ...
ecoregion
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. It is a shrub native to
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
state.
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References
External links
List of taxa in the Virtual Herbarium Of The New York Botanical Garden: ''Staurogyne minarum''
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List of taxa in the Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia: ''Staurogyne minarum''
minarum
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of Southeast Brazil
Plants described in 1847
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
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