ABSTRACT
This work presents a taxonomic study of species of Leguminosae - Dalbergieae from Mata do Buraquinho, João Pessoa, Paraíba State, which is a mixed area composed by elements of Rain Forest, the Amazonian flora, and the Bahian Hileia. The study was based on field collections and morphological analysis of herbarium specimens. As a result, 11 native species distributed into seven genera were found: Aeschynomene evenia, A. viscidula, Andira legalis, A. nitida, Arachis pintoi, Machaerium hirtum, Pterocarpus rohrii, Stylosanthes capitata, S. guianensis, S. viscosa, and Zornia latifolia. Of these species, six are bushes, four are trees, and one is an herb. The occurrence of Aeschynomene evenia, Andira legalis, Arachis pintoi, and Stylosanthes gracilis is recorded for the first time in the state of Paraíba. Identification key, descriptions, comments on the morphology and illustrations for the species are presented.
Keywords:
Atlantic Rainforest; Fabaceae; floristic diversity; plant taxonomy
