A floristic survey of the shrub and tree species (diameter at the base of the stem > or = 5 cm) occurring in a semideciduous montane forest was carried out in the foothills of the Serra de São José, municipality of Tiradentes, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The survey included all species found in 95 quadrats of 10 x 10 m as well as those collected outside the sample area. A list of 277 species belonging to 67 plant families is presented. The present checklist is compared quantitavely to other floristic surveys carried out in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
Floristic composition; semideciduous montane forest; Minas Gerais; Brazil