ABSTRACT
Reserva Biológica de Paranapiacaba has an important remnant of Atlantic Forest in São Paulo metropolitan region, located at Serra do Mar. A taxonomic treatment on Malpighiaceae from Reserva Biológica do Alto da Serra de Paranapiacaba is presented. We identified five genera and eight species: Byrsonima myricifolia Griseb., Heteropterys intermedia (A. Juss.) Griseb., H. nitida (Lam.) Kunth, H. patens (Griseb.) A. Juss., H. thyrsoidea (Griseb.) A. Juss., Mascagnia sepium (A. Juss.) Griseb., Hiraea fagifolia (D.C.) A. Juss, and Tetrapterys phlomoides (Spreng.) Nied. An identification key, descriptions, and illustration of the fruits of species are included.
Keywords:
Atlantic Forest; Heteropterys; Serra do Mar; taxonomy
