Abstract
The tribe Cecropieae Gaudich. (Urticaceae) includes five genera and about 180 species. Cecropia, Coussapoa and Pourouma represent a diverse and abundant group of species, preferentially distributed in the tropical rainforests of Netropical region. Musanga and Myrianthus have Afrotropical distribution, with the greatest diversity of species concentrated in the moist areas of the tropical f…