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Plants of the Serra do Mucambo: a checklist of a remnant of deciduous seasonal forest within the Caatinga domain in Bahia, Brazil

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This study presents a checklist of plants occurring in the Serra do Mucambo (SM), in the municipality of Conceição do Coité, which is included in the Sisal identity territory within the Caatinga phytogeographic domain in the northeastern part of Bahia state. The vegetation of SM is characterized as Deciduous Forest, surrounded by pastures and sisal plantations, historically neglected in floristic surveys. Our fieldwork was conducted from 2010 to 2022, with sampling during both dry and rainy seasons. The specimens collected were incorporated at ALCB, HUEFS and HURB herbaria. We listed 365 species, 273 genera, and 98 families. Angiosperms represented 307 species, 236 genera, and 75 families, followed by Bryophyta and Marchantiophyta (47 species, 28 genera and 18 families), Lycophytes and ferns (11 species, 9 genera, and 5 families). Our data shows high floristic richness in SM, when compared with other areas within the Caatinga domain, including a new record of Orchidaceae for Brazil; four new occurrences for this domain; and eight species endemics to Bahia state. This area includes 354 native species to Brazil, while only 11 are introduced or naturalized, characterizing the SM as an important Caatinga remnant. SM is also one of the few remnants of native vegetation in the Sisal region, being home to endangered, rare, and endemic species, several of them useful for humans, justifying the investment in effective policies for conservation of the area.

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We thank all colleagues taxonomists that contributed with the species identification: L. Senna (Amaranthaceae); M. Machado (Anarcadiaceae); M.L. Guedes and E. Melo (several families); A. Rapini (Apocynaceae); K. Pimenta (Araceae); L.R. Noblick (Arecaceae); I.S. Abreu (Aristolochiaceae); G. Vieira, L. Moura, M. Alves, N. Roque, V.O Amorim (Asteraceae); B.S. Gregório (Begoniaceae); A. Frazão, F.S. Espírito-Santo, M.M. Silva-Castro, (Bignoniaceae); T.S. Silva (Boraginaceae); E.H. Souza, J.R. Maciel, M.G.C. Nogueira, R. Forzza (Bromeliaceae); T.T.S. Silva (Cactaceae); R.L. Soares-Neto (Capparaceae & Cleomaceae), L.C Marinho (Clusiaceae); L.Y.S. Aona (Commelinaceae); F.D. Santos, L.V. Vasconcelos (Convolvulaceae); A.A.C.Sousa, D.S. Carneiro-Torres, F. Hurbath, M.M.L. Lacerda, O.L.M. Silva, W. Cordeiro (Euphorbiaceae); J.F.B. Pastore (Lamiaceae & Polygalaceae); R.M. Harley (Lamiaceae); C. Snak, L.P. Queiroz, K.L. Barreto, P.G. Ribeiro, R.G. Oliveira (Leguminosae); R.A. Castillo (Loasaceae); T.B. Cavalcanti (Lythraceae); A. Amorim, R.F. Almeida (Malpighiaceae); A.J. Fernandes-Jr, C. Takeuchi, J.B. Lima (Malvaceae); A. Stadnik (Myrtaceae); F.S. Souza (Nyctaginaceae); N.X.M Sousa (Onagraceae); C. van den Berg, E. Pessoa, T.E.C. Meneguzzo (Orchidaceae); P. Fiaschi (Oxalidaceae); T.S Nunes (Passifloraceae); C. Silva (Poaceae); A.V. Scatigna (Plantaginaceae); M. Pellegrini (Pontederiaceae); A.C. Oliveira-Paes, T. Vieira (Portulaceaceae); J. Jardim (Rubiaceae); F.A.A. Nepomuceno (Salicaceae); G. Alves (Simaroubaceae); G. Barboza, J.O.A. Paucar, J. R. Stehmann, Y.F. Gouvea (Solanaceae); L.N.G. Rocha (Turneraceae); A.L.Gaglioti (Urticaceae); I.N. Santana (Verbenaceae); J.F.C. Oliveira (Violaceae); J. Prado (Pteridaceae). We also thank the curators of the herbaria we consulted; CAPES, Brazil (Financial code 001), FAPESB (TO 009/2016) and CNPq, Brazil for financial support for fieldtrips and fellowships given to AOM and RPO (PQ2).

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DNC and RPO were responsible by the conception of this study. Data collection was performed by DNC, ICO, GMdC, AOM, RLB, AMS and ME-d-S. The first draft of the manuscript was written by DNC; IO and GC analyzed geographic and ecological information; MFdO produced maps and discussed the soil uses; and the English version was produced by AOM. All authors read and contributed on all versions of the manuscript, approving the final one.

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Carvalho, D.N., de Oliveira, I.C., da Costa, G.M. et al. Plants of the Serra do Mucambo: a checklist of a remnant of deciduous seasonal forest within the Caatinga domain in Bahia, Brazil. Braz. J. Bot 46, 947–981 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-023-00936-2

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