A família Myrtaceae na Floresta Nacional de Ipanema, Iperó, São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

With about 1.000 species and 23 genera occurring in Brazil, Myrtaceae is one of the most important families in floristic surveys, mainly in Cerrado and Atlantic Forest areas. The National Forest of Ipanema is occupied mostly by Atlantic Forest and small areas of Cerrado. The main objective of this work is to improve the knowledge of Myrtaceae in the National Forest of Ipanema. For this, field trips were made between September 2012 and March 2013 and the collections of the following herbaria were analyzed: SORO, ESA, IAC, SP, SPSF, UEC. All the collected specimens were deposited in SORO collection. After data analysis 23 species of Myrtaceae and 6 genera were found: Eugenia (10 species), Myrcia (four species), Psidium (four species), Campomanesia (three species), Calyptranthes (one species) and Plinia (one species). Descriptions, illustrations and keys of identification of the species were prepared.