ABSTRACT
This work consists of the floristic and taxonomic study of the family Asteraceae, of the Center of Research, Training and Environmental Education "Mata do Paraíso", Viçosa, Minas Gerais. In total, 61 species from 39 genus and 10 tribes were identificaed. The most tribes in number of species were Eupatorieae, with 22 species, Heliantheae with 11 spp., Astereae, with 10 spp. and Vernonieae with 8 spp. The genus with larger abundance in number of species were Mikania Willd. with eight spp., Baccharis L., with seven spp., Vernonia Schreb. with six spp and Chromaloena DC. with three spp. The other genus represented in the study area by one or two species. Keys for taxon identification are presend, as wel as descriptions, illustrations, comments about important features for the idenfitication and geographic distribution for each species.
Key words:
Asteraceae; taxonomy; rain forest; Minas Gerais