Diversity and taxonomy of Melastomataceae in the Environmental Protection Area (EPA) of Bacia do Rio de Janeiro in Western Bahia
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https://doi.org/10.33447/paubrasilia.2024.e0137Keywords:
Local flora, Miconia, West of Bahia, SystematicsAbstract
Melastomataceae is the fifth most diverse family of angiosperms in Brazil, distributed over all Brazilian territory. It represents one of the families that most needs botanical studies in cerrado, where a great diversity of this group and few studies are performed. This study presents a survey and the taxonomic treatment of the family Melastomataceae in the Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) do Rio de Janeiro, located in Barreiras and Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia. By bibliographical consults, virtual surveys in herbarium, technical visits to national herbarium, and field collections, it was possible to survey the species and elaborate the taxonomic treatment. In the area, Melastomataceae is represented by 13 genera and 22 species, Miconia is the most representative genera. Among these species we highlighted Cambessedesia membranacea subsp. membranacea, Graffenrieda weddellii e Microlicia euphorbioides as new occurrences for Bahia state.
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