Resumen Miguel, L. M.; S. V. Sobrado & E. L. Cabral. Aportes para la Flora de Argentina: lectotipificaciones, nuevos sinónimos y registros en Borreria (Rubiaceae). Darwiniana, nueva serie 10(2): 404-416. Como parte de los avances en los resultados del Proyecto Flora Argentina sobre la familia Rubiaceae, se presentan novedades taxonómicas y nomenclaturales de especies del género Borreria. Se designan lectotipos para cinco nombres: B. advena, B. asclepiadea, B. brachystemonoides, B. dasycephala y B. staurochlamys. Se propone a B. quadrifaria como un nuevo sinónimo de B. rubrostipulata, y a B. advena de B. dasycephala; además se presenta una nueva combinación, B. orinocensis. Tres especies: B. alata, B. cupularis y B. remota, se citan como nuevos registros para la flora, los cuales son ilustrados y representados en un mapa de distribución. Por último, se presenta una clave taxonómica actualizada de las especies de Borreria que habitan en la Argentina.

Abstract Miguel, L. M.; S. V. Sobrado & E. L. Cabral. Contributions to the Argentinian Flora: lectotypifications, new synonyms and records in Borreria (Rubiaceae). Darwiniana, nueva serie 10(2): 404-416. As part of the advances in the results of the Flora Argentina Project about the family Rubiaceae, taxonomic and nomenclatural novelties in species of the genus Borreria are presented. Lectotypes are designated for five names: B. advena, B. asclepiadea, B. brachystemonoides, B. dasycephala, and B. staurochlamys. B. quadrifaria is proposed as a new synonym of B. rubrostipulata, and B. advena of B. dasycephala; in addition, a new combination is presented, B. orinocensis. Three species: B. alata, B. cupularis, and B. remota, are cited as new records for the flora, which are illustrated and represented on a distribution map. Finally, an updated key to Borreria species that grows in Argentina is presented.

Resumen Miguel, L. M.; R. Nicora Chequín, E. L. Cabral & R. M. Salas. 2022. Nuevos registros y lectotipificaciones en Richardia (Rubiaceae) para la flora del Cono Sur de Sudamérica. Darwiniana, nueva serie 10(1): 251-259. Richardia es un género Neotropical, perteneciente a la tribu Spermacoceae, familia Rubiaceae. Cuenta con 16 especies que se distribuyen desde el sudeste de los Estados Unidos de América hasta Argentina y Uruguay. Como parte de los estudios del género para la flora del Cono Sur, y particularmente como contribución para la flora argentina, se presentan los resultados obtenidos de su estudio taxonómico. Se revisaron las colecciones disponibles tanto en herbarios nacionales como extranjeros, colecciones digitalizadas en bases de datos online y literatura específica. Como resultado se presentan dos nuevos registros, Richardia pedicellata para Misiones y R. scabra var. chacoensis para Salta, con sus respectivas ilustraciones y un mapa de distribución. Además, se designan lectotipos para tres especies aceptadas: R. humistrata, R. pedicellata, y R. stellaris, y para los siguientes sinónimos Richardsonia acutifolia, R. divergens, R. emetica, R. rosea, y R. sparsa. Se presenta una clave actualizada para las especies de Richardia de Argentina.

Abstract Miguel, L. M.; R. Nicora Chequín, E. L. Cabral & R. M. Salas. 2022. New records and lectotypifications in Richardia (Rubiaceae) for the flora of the Southern Cone of South America. Darwiniana, nueva serie 10(1): 251-259. Richardia is a Neotropical genus, belonging to tribe Spermacoceae, family Rubiaceae. It comprises 16 species distributed from the southeastern United States to Argentina and Uruguay. As part of the studies of the genus for the flora of the Southern Cone of South America, and particularly as a contribution to the Argentinean flora, we present here the results of the taxonomic studies obtained in this genus. The botanical collections available in both national and foreign herbaria, digitalized collections in online databases and specific literature were reviewed. As a result, two new records are presented, Richardia pedicellata for Misiones province, and R. scabra var. chacoensis for Salta, with their respective illustrations and a distribution map. In addition, lectotypes are designated for three accepted species: R. humistrata, R. pedicellata, and R. stellaris, and for the following synonyms: Richardsonia acutifolia, R. divergens, R. emetica, R. rosea, and R. sparsa. An updated key to the Richardia species of Argentina is also presented.

ABSTRACT Diacrodon is a monotypic genus of the tribe Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae), endemic to northeastern Brazil. Diacrodon compressus is frequently misidentified with a two lobed calyx species of Borreria, B. verticillata. Traditionally, in Spermacoceae the fruit type was considered a diagnostic character among the genera. In this sense, D. compressus presents a strongly compressed, one seeded and indehiscent fruit (vs. globose, two seeded and dehiscent fruit in B. verticillata). In this work, we address two objectives: evaluate the systematic position and determine the identity of Diacrodon in respect to other taxa. Molecular analyses using ITS and ETS indicate that D. compressus is strongly related to other species of Borreria. The morphological results revealed that D. compressus, despite of its type of fruit, is identical to Borreria in floral and palynological features. As conclusion, the new combination Borreria diacrodonta is made and a lectotype is designated. An updated description of the species and a key to the Borreria species with a two lobed calyx are provided. The distribution of B. diacrodonta is extended to Brazilian states Goiás and Minas Gerais, and Paraguay. By this taxonomical change it has become clear that the dehiscence of the fruits lack taxonomic value in the delimitation of Borreria.

Resumo Este estudo compreende as espécies de Rubiaceae que ocorrem sobre canga na Serra dos Carajás, estado do Pará, Brasil, incluindo chaves de identificação, descrições detalhadas, ilustrações e comentários morfológicos das espécies, bem como a sinonimização de dois nomes (Chomelia parvifolia e Tocoyena bullata). No total, foram registradas 48 espécies em 24 gêneros, entre as quais distinguem-se, em ambientes abertos, táxons da tribo Spermacoceae, com um gênero monotípico endêmico da região, Carajasia cangae, bem como diversas espécies de distribuição restrita (e.g., Borreria carajasensis, B. elaiosulcata, B. heteranthera e Mitracarpus carajasensis). Nos ambientes florestais encontrados sobre canga, o gênero com maior número de espécies é Psychotria (9 espécies).

Abstract The present study comprises the Rubiaceae that occur on iron-stone (canga) at Serra dos Carajás, estado do Pará, Brasil, including identification keys, detailed descriptions, illustrations and comments regarding the species found, as well as the synonymization of two names (Chomelia parvifolia and Tocoyena bullata). A total of 48 species distributed in 24 genera were recorded, with a predominance of members from tribe Spermacoceae in the open areas, including a monotypic endemic genus, Carajasia cangae, as well as several species with restricted distribution (e.g., Borreria carajasensis, B. elaiosulcata, B. heteranthera and Mitracarpus carajasensis). The genus Psychotria, with nine species treated, had the highest number of species found mostly in the forest groves on canga substrate.

Spermacoce eryngioides was considered in the last 20 years as part of genus Borreria with the varieties affinis, eryngioides, and ostenii. In this work, floral, carpological, seminal and pollen microcharacters were analyzed, and ecological and distributional features were performed to assess the taxonomic status of these three varieties. On the other hand, the taxonomical situation of Borreria section Pseudodiodia was analyzed. As a result, two varieties of S. eryngioides were elevated to species level as S. hassleri and S. ostenii. In addition, Borreria section Pseudodiodia was considered as a new synonym of genus Spermacoce, a list of 16 transferred species to Spermacoce was included and a lectotype for the name S. suberecta was designated.

Spermacoce eryngioides fue considerada en los últimos 20 años como una especie del género Borreria con las variedades affinis, eryngioides y ostenii. En este trabajo se analizaron microcaracteres florales, carpológicos, seminales y polínicos, y aspectos ecológicos y distribucionales, a fin de evaluar el status taxonómico de las tres variedades. Por otro lado, se analizó la situación taxonómica de Borreria sección Pseudodiodia. Como resultado dos variedades de S. eryngioides se elevan al rango de especie como S. hassleri y S. ostenii. Además se considera a Borreria sección Pseudodiodia como nuevo sinónimo del género Spermacoce, se incluye una lista de 16 especies transferidas a Spermacoce y se designa un lectotipo para el nombre S. suberecta.