ABSTRACT
This study consists in the taxonomic survey of Terminalia for the State of Pernambuco. It was based on the morphological analysis of specimens deposited in national herbaria, specialized bibliography and images of type-collections. For the State, five species of Terminalia were recorded: T. amazonia (J.F. Gmel.) Exell., T. glabrescens Mart., T. januariensis DC., T. mameluco Pickel and T. oblonga (Ruiz & Pav.) Steud. Terminalia species occur preferentially in dense ombrophilous forest in the Atlantic Forest domain. Terminalia amazonia and T. glabrescens represent new occurrences for the State. Only T. januariensis and T. oblonga were recorded in Conservation Units in the State of Pernambuco.
Keywords:
conservation; diversity; Myrtales; Northeast Brazil
