BRICS, 2023

Dada a importância geopolítica e econômica desse conjunto de nações emergentes, diversos países manifestaram interesse em se unir ao BRICS (Rússia, China, Brasil, Índia, África do Sul) ao longo do tempo. Contudo, há a carência de uma única fonte que ofereça uma lista completa de aspirantes a membros em língua portuguesa, resultando em  informações fragmentadas. Nesse contexto, listamos aqui as nações que expressaram interesse em aderir ao BRICS, em meados da cúpula de 22 de agosto de 2022, na África do Sul.

CANDIDATOS COM SOLITAÇÃO FORMALIZADA: Arábia Saudita, Argélia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bahrein, Belarus, Bolívia, Cazaquistão, Cuba, Egito, Emirados Árabes Unidos, Etiópia, Guiné Equatorial, Honduras, Indonésia, Irã, Kuwait, Marrocos, Nigéria, Senegal, Tailândia, Venezuela, Vietnã (Exame), Comores, Gabão, Guiné-Bissau, R.D. Congo, Zimbabue e Kuwait (Poder 360).

Por outro lado, o Banco dos Brics já conta com oito associados, incluindo Bangladesh, Emirados Árabes e Egito, que entraram na instituição de desenvolvimento em 2021. O Uruguai deve entrar logo (O Globo).

Como as moedas de todos os países do Brics começam com a letra R, uma eventual moeda única poderia se chamar 5R, arriscou uma fonte envolvida nas discussões: o Brasil tem o real; a Rússia, o rublo; a China, o remimbi; a Índia, a rúpia; e a África do Sul, o rand. Essa proposta está apenas em estudo, é de difícil implementação e, no melhor cenário, só entraria em vigor após 2025 (O Globo).

SUITABLE BRAZILIAN FLORA ✅

When comparing the flora of the great botanical powers in the New World, Brazil takes the lead in species and genera. However, in families there is a notable disadvantage. In Brazilian numbers, both Mexico and Colombia have 7.6% more families than Brazil. It's 234 to 252 on both. Here, we point out how this number could be reversed or decreased.

ATUAL SCENARY

Three unbrazilian orders occur in Colombia: Fagales, Huertales (10 spp. in 2 genera in 2 families), and Desfontainiales (2 spp. in 2 genera in a single family). Brazil no has uncolombian orders. Colombia has 11 spp. of Fagales in 7 genera at 4 families, 5 in Morella, and Quercus, Trigonobalanus, Juglans, Alfaroa, Oreomunnea, and Alnus one sp. each.

Colombia has 28 families of Angiosperms that do not occur in Brazil ((35/)129 spp. overall, 3/5 in Saurauia, Brunellia and Ribes:

Fagaceae (2/2), Betulaceae (1/1), Juglandaceae (3/3), Myricaceae (1/5), Collumeliaceae (2/2), Dipentodontaceae (1/7), Brunelliaceae (1/36), Tapisciaceae (1/3), Polemoniaceae (2/3), Montiaceae (2/5), Actinidiaceae (1/34), Grossulariaceae (1/9), Dipterocarpaceae (1/1), Cytinaceae (1/1), Hydrangeaceae (1/3), Phyllonomaceae (1/1), Papaveraceae (1/2), Nelumbonaceae (1/1), Hamamelidaceae (1/1), Mitrastemonaceae (1/1), Alzateaceae (1/1), Namaceae (1/1), Phrymaceae (2/2), Peltantheracae (1/1), Cornaceae (1/1), Tovariaceae (1/1), Coriariaceae (1/1), and Tetrachondraceae (1/1).

 

Tetrachondraceae, with only Polypremum procumbens, apparently known from a single collection; Mitrastemonaceae is known in Colombia from a single locality.

In contrast, 10 Brazilian families do not occur in Colombia: Calyceraceae, Canellaceae, Quillajaceae, Nartherciaceae, Francoaceae, Cistaceae, Sarraceniaceae, Gelsemiaceae, Goodeniaceae and Griseliniaceae.

4 unbrazilian orders occur in Mexico: Fagales (see below), Huertales (3 spp. in two genera in two families), Austrobayleaceae (2 spp. in 2 genera in a single family) and Garryales (9 spp. in a single genus). Brazil has only two unmexican orders: Cardiopteridales (10 spp. in two genera in two families) and Escalloniales (9 spp. in a single genus). 

Mexico has 53 families of Angiosperms that do not occur in Brazil (128/764 overall), 32 occur in South America¹ (98/677), and 21 do not² (30/87):

¹Brunelliaceae (1/1), Balsaminaceae (1/1), Tovariaceae (1/1), Phyllonomaceae (1/1), Coriariaceae (1/1), Nelumbonaceae (1/1), Cytinaceae (1/3), Mitrastemonaceae (1/1), Actinidiaceae (1/21), Hydrangeaceae (6/36), Tapisciaceae (1/1), Dipentodontaceae (1/2), Melanthiaceae (4/36), Grossulariaceae (1/23), Juglandaceae (4/14), Saxifragaceae (4/20), Fagaceae (2/138), Betulaceae (4/6), Polemoniaceae (22/105), Cornaceae (1/4), Koeberliniaceae (1/1), Tetrachondraceae (1/1), Zosteraceae (2/3), Hamamelidaceae (3/3), Frankeniaceae (1/5), Papaveraceae (10/44), Phrymaceae (7/48), Myricaceae (1/3), Montiaceae (5/27), Anacampserotaceae (1/1), Hydrophyllaceae (4/68), Namaceae (4/46). 

 

²Nyssaceae (1/1), Setchellanthaceae (1/1), Sarcobataceae (1/1), Fouquieriaceae (1/11), Simmondisiaceae (1/1), Crossossomataceae (3/5), Stegnospermataceae (1/3), Guamatelaceae (1/1), Petenaeaceae (1/1), Plocospermataceae (1/1), Ticodendraceae (1/1), Resedaceae (2/10), Datiscaceae (1/1), Paeoniaceae (1/1), Saururaceae (2/2), Platanaceae (1/5), Schisandraceae (2/2), Liliaceae (4/26), Garryaceae (1/9), Altingiaceae (1/1, Liquidambar), Iteaceae (1/3, Pterostemon) - large genera are Fouquiera, Calochorthus and Forchhammeria.

In contrast, 33 Brazilian families do not occur in Mexico: Tofiediaceae, Nartherciaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, Taccaceae, Thismiaceae, Velloziaceae, Rapateaceae, Thurniaceae, Strelitziaceae, Anisophylleaceae, Humiriaceae, Peridiscaceae, Lepidobotryceae, Quillajaceae, Euphroniaceae, Goupiaceae, Caryocaraceae, Ixonanthaceae, Bonnetiaceae, Vivianiaceae, Rhabdodendraceae, Microteaceae, Strobosiaceae, Aptandraceae, Coulaceae, Olacaceae, Tetrameristaceae, Sarraceniaceae, Cardiopteridaceae, Stemonuraceae, Calyceraceae, Escalloniaceae, Griseliniaceae.

A. SPLITS

One option would be the botanical breakdowns to be incorporated into the future and fictitious APG VI. Here we highlight some:

Nyctaginaceae: Reichenbachiaceae. 

 

Solanaceae: Duckeodendronaceae, Schizanthaceae, Goetzeaceae.

Aristolochiaceae: Hydnoraceae, Lactoridaceae.

Celastraceae: Parnassiaceae.

Primulaceae: Theophrastaceae, Samolaceae, Myrsinaceae.

Santalaceae: Amphorogynaceae, Cervanthesiaceae, Comandraceae, Nanodeaceae, Thesiaceae, Viscaceae.

Asparagaceae: Agavaceae, Anthericaceae, Herreriaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Laxmaniaceae, Themidaceae, Ruscaceae.  

These splits would create 23 new families, bringing the number of angiosperm families of 436 to 459.

Specifically the fragmentation of Asparagaceae s.l. and taking into account only Brazil, Mexico and Colombia: Themidaceae, Asparagaceae s.s. and Ruscaceae occur only in Mexico; Hyacinthaceae, Herreriaceae and Laxmanniaceae occur only in Brazil; Anthericaceae and Agavaceae occur in all three countries.

Brazil wins 16 (Reichenbachiaceae, Duckeodendronaceae, Goetzeaceae, Hydnoraceae, Parnassiaceae, Theophrasthaceae, Samolaceae, Myrsinaceae, Thesiaceae, Cervantesiaceae, Viscaceae, Agavaceae, Anthericaceae, Herreriaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Laxmaniaceae) and loss two (Asparagaceae, Primulaceae). Total Brazil: 234 + 16 - 2 = 248.

Colombia wins 7 (Reichenbachiaceae, Theophrastaceae, Myrsinaceae, Cervantesiaceae, Viscaceae, Agavaceae, Anthericaceae) and also loses the same two from Brazil. Total Colombia: 252 + 7 - 2 = 257.

Mexico wins 10 (Parnassiaceae, Theophrasthaceae, Samolaceae, Myrsinaceae, Comandraceae, Viscaceae, Agavaceae, Anthericaceae, Themidaceae, Ruscaceae) and no loses none name. Total Mexico: 252 + 10 - 0 = 262.

The differences would drop from 9 for Colombia and 14 for Mexico.

NEW SCENARY

Colombia has 28 families of Angiosperms that do not occur in Brazil ((35/)129 spp. overall, 3/5 in Saurauia, Brunellia and Ribes:

Fagaceae (2/2), Betulaceae (1/1), Juglandaceae (3/3), Myricaceae (1/5), Collumeliaceae (2/2), Dipentodontaceae (1/7), Brunelliaceae (1/36), Tapisciaceae (1/3), Polemoniaceae (2/3), Montiaceae (2/5), Actinidiaceae (1/34), Grossulariaceae (1/9), Dipterocarpaceae (1/1), Cytinaceae (1/1), Hydrangeaceae (1/3), Phyllonomaceae (1/1), Papaveraceae (1/2), Nelumbonaceae (1/1), Hamamelidaceae (1/1), Mitrastemonaceae (1/1), Alzateaceae (1/1), Namaceae (1/1), Phrymaceae (2/2), Peltantheracae (1/1), Cornaceae (1/1), Tovariaceae (1/1), Coriariaceae (1/1), and Tetrachondraceae (1/1).

 

Tetrachondraceae, with only Polypremum procumbens, apparently known from a single collection; Mitrastemonaceae is known in Colombia from a single locality.

In contrast, 19 Brazilian families do not occur in Colombia: Hydnoraceae, Canellaceae, Nartherciaceae, Herreriaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Laxmaniaceae, Quillajaceae, Parnassicaae, Francoaceae, Cistaceae, Thesiaceae, Samolaceae, Sarraceniaceae, Duckeodendraceae, Goetzeaceae, Gelsemiaceae, Calyceraceae, Goodeniaceae and Griseliniaceae.

4 unbrazilian orders occur in Mexico: Fagales (see below), Huertales (3 spp. in two genera in two families), Austrobayleaceae (2 spp. in 2 genera in a single family) and Garryales (9 spp. in a single genus). Brazil has only two unmexican orders: Cardiopteridales (10 spp. in two genera in two families) and Escalloniales (9 spp. in a single genus). 

Mexico has 53 families of Angiosperms that do not occur in Brazil (128/764 overall), 32 occur in South America¹ (98/677), and 21 do not² (30/87):

¹Brunelliaceae (1/1), Balsaminaceae (1/1), Tovariaceae (1/1), Phyllonomaceae (1/1), Coriariaceae (1/1), Nelumbonaceae (1/1), Cytinaceae (1/3), Mitrastemonaceae (1/1), Actinidiaceae (1/21), Hydrangeaceae (6/36), Tapisciaceae (1/1), Dipentodontaceae (1/2), Melanthiaceae (4/36), Grossulariaceae (1/23), Juglandaceae (4/14), Saxifragaceae (4/20), Fagaceae (2/138), Betulaceae (4/6), Polemoniaceae (22/105), Cornaceae (1/4), Koeberliniaceae (1/1), Tetrachondraceae (1/1), Zosteraceae (2/3), Hamamelidaceae (3/3), Frankeniaceae (1/5), Papaveraceae (10/44), Phrymaceae (7/48), Myricaceae (1/3), Montiaceae (5/27), Anacampserotaceae (1/1), Hydrophyllaceae (4/68), Namaceae (4/46). 

 

²Nyssaceae (1/1), Setchellanthaceae (1/1), Sarcobataceae (1/1), Fouquieriaceae (1/11), Simmondisiaceae (1/1), Crossossomataceae (3/5), Stegnospermataceae (1/3), Guamatelaceae (1/1), Petenaeaceae (1/1), Plocospermataceae (1/1), Ticodendraceae (1/1), Resedaceae (2/10), Datiscaceae (1/1), Paeoniaceae (1/1), Saururaceae (2/2), Platanaceae (1/5), Schisandraceae (2/2), Liliaceae (4/26), Garryaceae (1/9), Altingiaceae (1/1, Liquidambar), Iteaceae (1/3, Pterostemon) - large genera are Fouquiera, Calochorthus and Forchhammeria.

In contrast, 33 Brazilian families do not occur in Mexico: Tofiediaceae, Nartherciaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, Taccaceae, Thismiaceae, Velloziaceae, Rapateaceae, Thurniaceae, Strelitziaceae, Anisophylleaceae, Humiriaceae, Peridiscaceae, Lepidobotryceae, Quillajaceae, Euphroniaceae, Goupiaceae, Caryocaraceae, Ixonanthaceae, Bonnetiaceae, Vivianiaceae, Rhabdodendraceae, Microteaceae, Strobosiaceae, Aptandraceae, Coulaceae, Olacaceae, Tetrameristaceae, Sarraceniaceae, Cardiopteridaceae, Stemonuraceae, Calyceraceae, Escalloniaceae, Griseliniaceae.

B. NEW RECORDS

Many genera occur relatively close to Brazil and could be collected in the national territory. The most likely belong to three lines.

A. RIO GRANDE SUL LINE

Includes Uruguayan families absent in Brazil: Papaveraceae, Polemoniaceae and Hydrophyllaceae. Montiaceae and Frankeniaceae are unlikely. 

B. COLOMBIAN LINE

Dipterocarpaceae occurs very close to the border of Brazil, in an environment similar to downstream of large rivers. Most likely to occur in Brazil.

C. NEXT LINE

Koeberliniaceae, Corsiaceae, Tapisciaceae, Dipentodontaceae, Montiaceae, Phyllonomaceae and Actinidiaceae are families with non-zero probability of occurring in Brazil.