The genus<i> Macroditassa</i> (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) in Brazil

• Main Authors: Jorge Fontanella-Pereyra, Margot Valle Ferreira
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste 2005-01-01
• Series: Bonplandia
• Online Access: http://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/bon/article/view/1386
• ISSN: 0524-0476; 1853-8460

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">A taxonomic revision of the Brazilian species of the genus <em>Macroditassa </em>Malme (Apocynaceae- sclepiadoideae) is presented. The genus belongs to the subfamily Asclepiadoideae R.Br. ex Burnett, tribe Asclepiadeae (R.Br.) Duby, subtribe Metastelmatinae Endl. ex Meisn. and is the most closely related to the <em>Ditassa </em>R.Br. genus. <em>Macroditassa </em>has 14 taxa of which 11 are found in Brazil, where they occurr in the Atlantic forest, disturbed areas, clearings and gullies, "cerrado", "cerrad&atilde;o", "campo rupestre", <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>campos" (high-altitude savannas) and sandy coast plains ("restingas"). In this paper the identification key of the taxa, descriptions and illustrations, data on flowering and fruiting, as well as maps showing the geographic distribution are presented.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>