The Sítio Cabuçu-Proguaru is adjacent to Cabuçu nucleus of Parque Estadual da Cantareira located at the municipality of Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil. It is covered mainly by secondary Atlantic Rain Forest. In this area, Piper is represented by five species: P. crassinervium Kunth, P. gaudichaudianum Kunth, P. mollicomum Kunth, P. regnellii Miq. and P. umbellatum L. Genera and species descriptions, key to the species, illustrations and comments on distribution, phenology and uses are provided.
Sítio Cabuçu-Proguaru; floristic; São Paulo State
