Hippocrateaceae in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden hillside forest and surroundings, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Authors
Michaele Alvim Milward-De-Azevedo
Maria da Conceição Valente
Ronaldo Marquete
Keywords:
Hippocrateaceae, Taxonomy, Rio de Janeiro
Abstract
In the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden hillside forest and surroundings, five taxa of Hippocrateaceae occur: Cheiloclinium glaziovii A.C.Sm., Cheiloclinium serratum (Cambess.) A.C.Sm., Hippocratea volubilis L., Tontelea leptophylla A.C.Sm., and Tontelea miersii (Peyr.) A.C.Sm. A key for identification of the genera and species, with their morphological descriptions, examined material and additional material, geographic distribution, popular names, phenology, and illustrations are presented.
