Levantamento florístico de um trecho de floresta serrana no planalto de Garanhuns, Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to contribute for the flora information of marsh forests in the state of Pernambuco , Brazil. A flora survey of a semi-deciduous mountain stationary forest located in Garanhuns plateau, in Monteiro farm (latitude 8o53’25”S and longitude 36o29’34”), in Garanhuns, Pernambuco was carried out. The botanical material collection started in July 1998, representing different habits. The collected material was processed according to methods adopted in plant taxonomy. 69 species were recorded, allocated in 58 genre and 31 families, standing out by the greatest number of species to: Euphorbiaceae (06), Asteraceae and Caesalpiniaceae (05), Fabaceae, Rubiaceae, Sapindaceae and Solanaceae (04) each. Amongest the species studied, Senna rizzinii Irwin & Barneby, Casearia sylvestris Swartz, Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth and Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong were verified