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2009•Revista Brasileira de BiociênciasOpen access

Sinopse das espécies de Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae) ocorrentes no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil 1

Priscila Porto Alegre Ferreira, Sílvia Teresinha Sfoggia Miotto

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Synopsis of Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae) species in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil). Ipomoea is the genus with the highest specific richness belonging to the family Convolvulaceae with 600-700 taxa. It is represented in Brazil by approximately 140 species. A survey of Ipomoea confirmed the occurrence of 32 taxa in Rio Grande do Sul. Analytical key, brief morphologic descriptions, data of geographical distribution, habitat and images of the taxa of Ipomoea found in State are provided.

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Synopsis of Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae) species in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil). Ipomoea is the genus with the highest specific richness belonging to the family Convolvulaceae with 600-700 taxa. It is represented in Brazil by approximately 140 species. A survey of Ipomoea confirmed the occurrence of 32 taxa in Rio Grande do Sul. Analytical key, brief morphologic descriptions, data of geographical distribution, habitat and images of the taxa of Ipomoea found in State are provided.

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Synopsis of Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae) species in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil). Ipomoea is the genus with the highest specific richness belonging to the family Convolvulaceae with 600-700 taxa. It is represented in Brazil by approximately 140 species. A survey of Ipomoea confirmed the occurrence of 32 taxa in Rio Grande do Sul. Analytical key, brief morphologic descriptions, data of geographical distribution, habitat and images of the taxa of Ipomoea found in State are provided.

Key concepts: Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea, Taxon, Genus, Botany, Key (lock), Habitat, Biology

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