Flora lenhosa de Florestas estacionais do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul: estado da arte

Abstract

Woody fl ora of dry forests of Mato Grosso do Sul: state of the art. There is little information on the composition of seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This study aimed to update the knowledge of SDTFs of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the context of Biota-MS. We used Herbarium data (CGMS, COR and DDMS) of woody plants collected in deciduous and semideciduous forests, as well as transitional areas. Other records collected in Mato Grosso do Sul from the Herbarium MBM and, in some cases, from the Herbarium ESA were added. We compiled 497 species distributed in 69 botanical families and 270 genera. The richest families were Leguminosae with 88 species, Euphorbiaceae (36 spp.), Myrtaceae (32 spp.), Malvaceae (25 spp.), Rubiaceae (23 spp.), Moraceae (18 spp.), Rutaceae and Lauraceae (15 spp.), Sapindaceae (14 spp.), Apocynaceae (12 spp.) and Meliaceae (10 spp.). The richest genera were Ficus and Eugenia with 13 species, Mimosa, Cordia and Piper with nine, Croton and Bauhinia with eight, Aspidosperma, Zanthoxylum and Nectandra with seven species each.