02079naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400520007410000130012624501510013926000090029030000100029950000190030952012300032865000140155865000270157265000110159965000210161065000140163165300250164570000170167070000150168770000200170270000210172277300460174321249332020-09-15       2020    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1179-31637 ahttps://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.452.4.12DOI1 aPLÁ, C.  aThe importance of the Brazilian Subtropical Highland Grasslands evidenced by a taxonomically verified endemic species list.h[electronic resource]  c2020  a20 p.  aInclui errata.  aThe Brazilian Subtropical Highland Grasslands (Campos de Cima da Serra) is one of the main areas of endemism in southern Brazil. The complex biogeographic history that resulted in the floristic composition of the region is directly linked to the high degree of plant endemism found there. Here we present a current checklist for the endemic plants – the first taxonomically verified endemic species list for the region. The list comprises 273 endemic taxa (23.5% of its flora) representing 40 families and 117 genera, highlighting fifty-seven taxa reported as endemic from the region for the first time in recent years. Voucher specimens, original publication, locality information and distribution data are provided for each endemic taxon. Botanical collections in the Brazilian Subtropical Highland Grasslands have increased exponentially during the last four decades. However, 41 taxa are known only from the original collection record reported in their protologue. Our results emphasize the importance of the Brazilian Subtropical Highland Grasslands in terms of conservation of its flora and the importance of providing complete information on botanical collection labels as source for a robust knowledge of the flora.  aBotânica  aComposição Botânica  aPlanta  aPlanta Silvestre  aTaxonomia  aPlanalto subtropical1 aKÜLKAMP, J.1 aHEIDEN, G.1 aLUGHADHA, E. N.1 aIGANCI, J. R. V.  tPhytotaxagv. 452, n. 4, p. 250-267, 2020