Abstract
In this work, we presented the species of Passifloraceae stricto sensu from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The family is represented by two genera: Mitostemma, only with M. glaziovii, and Passiflora with 52 species in four subgenera: three species belonging to P. subg. Astrophea, 12 to P. subg. Decaloba, two to P. subg. Deidamioides, and 35 to P. subg. Passiflora, with a total of the 53 species, with four new citations for the state. Descriptions, photos, geographic distribution data, and taxonomic comments of Passifloraceae species occurring in Minas Gerais are presented.
Key words:
Passiflora subg. Astrophea; P. subg. Decaloba; P. subg. Deidamioides; P. subg. Mitostemma; P. subg. Passiflora; conservation; diversity.
