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Dalbergieae s.l. (Leguminosae Papilionoideae) at Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais

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Author(s):
Carolina Moriani Siniscalchi
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Master's Dissertation
Press: São Paulo.
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IBIOC/SB)
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Examining board members:
Jose Rubens Pirani; Ana Paula Fortuna Perez; Renato de Mello Silva
Advisor: Jose Rubens Pirani
Abstract

The study of Dalbergieae sensu lato is part of the project \"Flora da Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais\" and provides identification keys, descriptions, illustrations and comments on geographic distribution and phenology for all genera and species of the tribe present in this region. The selected study area has a great scientific importance due to its \"campos rupestres\" and their big amount of endemism. Dalbergieae s.l. as defined by Lavin et al. (2001) has gone through significant changes in its circumscription, and needs studies that clarify the relations amongst its genera. The present work contributes to the knowledge of the legumes of Serra do Cipó and also of the study area itself, in accord with the current perspective of a better awareness of local floras and formation of taxonomists. The field work and herbaria study showed the occurrence of 13 genera and 47 species: : Aeschynomene (9 spp), Andira (3 spp), Chaetocalyx (1sp), Dalbergia (4 spp), Hymenolobium (1 sp), Machaerium (10 spp), Platymiscium (1 sp), Platypodium (1 sp), Poiretia (3 spp), Pterocarpus (1 sp), Stylosanthes (6 spp), Vatairea (1sp) and Zornia (6 spp). It was noted a 2-fold increase in species numbers in relation with the initial checklist (Giulietti et al. 1987), mostly due to the widening of collection area and to the inclusion of different physiognomies (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/03734-7 - Dalbergieae sensu lato (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) from Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais
Grantee:Carolina Moriani Siniscalchi
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master