Heliconiaceae in the metropolitan region of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil

Authors

  • Jesiane Miranda Cardoso Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi/MCTIC. Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • André dos Santos Bragança Gil Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
  • Climbiê Ferreira Hall Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v13i3.343

Keywords:

Heliconia, Area of endemism of Belém, Floristic

Abstract

We performed the taxonomic treatment of the species of Heliconiaceae from the metropolitan region of Belém (RMB), State of Pará, Brazil. In Brazil, 25 species of Heliconiaceae are registered, of which 23 are found in the Amazon and eight in the state of Pará. The RMB is composed by seven municipalities: Belém, Ananindeua, Benevides, Castanhal, Marituba, Santa Bárbara do Pará and Santa Isabel do Pará. The region is located within the area of endemism of Belém and underwent urbanization in its forest areas, but still presents forest fragments preserved and protected. We studied species collected in the RMB and collections from the herbaria of Museu Goeldi (MG) and EMBRAPA (IAN). We found seven species of Heliconiaceae in the RMB: Heliconia acuminata, H. adeliana, H. hirsuta, H. psittacorum, H. richardiana, H. rostrata and H. spathocircinata. We present a taxonomic key, descriptions, comments and illustrations of the species.

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Published

12/11/2018

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2018): Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais

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How to Cite

Cardoso, J. M., Bragança Gil, A. dos S., & Hall, C. F. (2018). Heliconiaceae in the metropolitan region of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 13(3), 367-381. https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v13i3.343

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