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-a-l. Flowers of species of Lecythidaceae in Espírito Santo -a. Cariniana estrellensis; b. C. legalis; c. Couratari asterophora; d. C. macrosperma; e. Eschweilera compressa; f. E. ovata; g. E. sphaerocarpa; h. Lecythis lurida; i-j. L lanceolata; k. L marcgraaviana; l. L pisonis. (a. M. Ribeiro 954; b. M. Ribeiro et al. 854; c. M. Ribeiro et al. 928; d. M. Ribeiro 1034, e. M. Ribeiro & F. Bravim 1159; f. M. Ribeiro 981; g. M. Ribeiro 1136; h. M. Ribeiro 1137, i. M. Ribeiro 951; j. M. Ribeiro 431; k. M. Ribeiro 973; l. M. Ribeiro 690). Photos: a-l. M. Ribeiro.
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The Lecythidaceae clade has a pantropical distribution and comprises 24 genera and 355 species. Ten genera and 121 species occur in Brazil, where species richness is highest in Amazonia. Four genera and 14 species were recorded in Espírito Santo, as well as two cultivated species. Important characters used to identify the species are the morphology...
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Parinari is a pantropical genus with 39 species of mostly emergent trees. Nineteen species are found in the Neotropical region, with a taxonomic history complicated by several species complexes and little morphological variation. In this paper, I conducted a taxonomic treatment of species of Parinari that occur in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, including an identification key, species descriptions, distribution maps, and preliminary conservation status for each taxon. Additionally, new floral characters not previously explored in the taxonomy of the genus are introduced. Four species of Parinari are recognized in the Atlantic Forest, while P. leonthopitheci is synonymized, and names incorrectly applied to the Parinari excelsa complex are investigated. Parinari pohlii , a taxon treated for 50 yr as a synonym of P. brasiliensis , is reestablished, and lectotypes are designated for both names. Preliminary conservation status assessments indicate that three species are likely Endangered (EN): P. alvimii , P. littoralis, and P. pohlii . Finally, I indicate the exclusion from the treatment of two taxa, Parinari excelsa and Parinari parvifolia that do not occur in the Atlantic Forest but were erroneously identified in herbarium collections and in the literature.
