Flora survey of tribes Psychotrieae, Coussareeae and Morindeae in the region of Porto Rico, high river Paraná - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v20i0.4474

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Débora Cristina de
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Souza, Maria Conceição de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences
• Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/4474
• topic: florística; Mato Grosso do Sul; Paraná; rio Paraná; Rubiaceae; 2.00.00.00-6 Ciências Biológicas

The great diversity of flora in tropical regions transforms them into very important food and phytotherapy sources. Flora surveys are indispensable for a profounder knowledge of this biodiversity. Research work aimed at improving knowledge on the flora of the high river Paraná with special emphasis to the tribes Psychotrieae, Coussareeae and Morindeae. The area lies in the states of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul at 22º41’-22º51’S and 53º12’-53º28’W. Botanic samplings were carried out from 1992 to 1995 and species identification keys, description and illustrations were elaborated. Four genera and six species were surveyed, or rather, Palicourea (P. crocea), Psychotria (P. carthagenensis and P. leiocarpa), Coussarea (C. contracta and C. platyphylla) and Cephalanthus (C. glabratus).