Malpighiaceae na Serra do Lenheiro, Byrsonima no estado do Espírito Santo e Byrsonima de flores rosas e brancas na Cadeia do Espinhaço

Abstract

The first part of the work consists of a general introduction about the Malpighiaceae Juss family and about the Byrsonima Rich genus. ex Kunth. The second part is presented in article format. The first article presents a work on the flora of Malpighiaceae in Serra do Lenheiro, state of Minas Gerais, a taxonomic treatment for this region located northeast of the urban center of the city of São João del-Rei. This region is characterized by two phytogeographic domains: Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Twenty-three species and nine genera of Malpighiaceae were recorded for the region, being the genus with the highest number of species Byrsonima. Thus, for the next articles, taxonomic studies were carried out for areas of great diversity of species for the two phytogeographic domains present for Serra do Lenheiro, as well as the option for the most common genus in this study area. The second article presents a taxonomic treatment for the genus Byrsonima for the state of Espírito Santo. The Atlantic Forest in the state of Espírito Santo has the greatest diversity of species of the genus Byrsonima in this phytogeographic domain. 17 species were registered for the region. The third article presents a taxonomic treatment of Byrsonima with pink and white flowers for the Espinhaço Range, which extends from the south-north direction of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero, in the center of Minas Gerais, to the Chapada Diamantina, in the state of Bahia. It is a mountain range that extends for 1200 km. 20 species of Byrsonima with pink and white flowers have been recorded for the region.