An Illustrated Angiosperm Flora of Cerrado and Riparian Forest, São Carlos, Brazil

Abstract

We surveyed a Cerrado and Riparian Forest vegetation area located at São Carlos Federal University (21°58’
S, 47°51’ W). The objective of the survey was to provide a full inventory of the area’s angiosperm flora. This inventory was conducted in a region in which few remnants of Cerrado and Riparian Forest are left because of the destruction of these habitats to provide land for sugar cane and citrus cultivation. We identified 188 species. These species belong to 140 genera and 55 families. We obtained images of 117 species, including details of inflorescences, flowers and fruits, to support our identifications. These results highlight the importance of the preservation of this reserve because the area offers a species-rich flora in a location where few fragments of native vegetation exist and because the area could be of interest for establishing ecological corridors.

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Journal of species lists and distribution
Chec List
275
Lists o f species
Check List 9(2): 275–293, 2013
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ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br)
regulate the exchange processes between terrestrial
and aquatic systems and serve to develop favourable

of these functions lies in reducing the possibility of the
contamination of watercourses by sediments, fertiliser
residues, and pesticides carried by runoff water on the
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and nutrient buffer for the runoff from neighbouring

    et al 

      et al 
        It
       
marginal areas of watercourses in São Paulo state lack
      

       
priority for the establishment of ecological corridors
   et al    
very high or extreme priority for conducting biological
et al
          
survey of the angiosperm species from a fragment of
 
information from this survey can be useful to support
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  
Study site
      
’   ’  ’   ’   
        
        
          
vegetation found on the campus are cerrado sensu stricto,



in various forms because it refers to physiognomy and
      
 et al    sensu lato is a vegetation
        
 
sujo”, “campo cerrado”, and “cerrado sensu stricto
represent ecotones between two extreme forms: the
  
  
intermediate physiognomic and structural characteristics
determined by various conditions, such as geomorphology,
topography, the physical and chemical qualities of the soil,

      
northwest to southeast and occur under different climatic,

vegetation form requires only a forest structure with a long

  
      
associated with relief variation and with the corresponding
 et al 
      
forest species are habitat generalists and also occur in
  sensu stricto    
      
composition of the riparian forests from the western and
northern cerrado region most closely resembles that of
      
        
and southern Cerrado region most closely resemble the

        
      
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             
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         
        
campus, includes cerrado sensu stricto as the predominant
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        
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is rich in species, and the striking physiognomic aspects of
        
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invasive species Urochloa decumbens 
Eragrostis plana Nees, and
         
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Within the cerrado sensu stricto, a riparian forest
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stream originates from the impoundment of the water
        


decreases in height at the edge of the forest, where the
cerrado sensu stricto     
         

drainage due to their proximity to water bodies and the

Data collection
        
reproductive and vegetative structures of tree, shrub, herb
and climber species in an unsystematic manner along a
path established for educational purposes and known
       
         
       
 

We obtained images with the aid of a system composed
of a video camera coupled to a stereoscopic microscope, a

    
by scanning photographs taken at the study site or from

       
well as specialists and botanical literature for species
       




species, only nine were found in both types of vegetation
          
         
   
         

 
Vernonia
Erythroxylum and Solanum Banisteriopsis
 
     
    


        
        
          
   
in reproductive condition during the collection period,

We compared this cerrado survey with a previous
   et al 
         
    



        

       
  
     et al 
        
       

   et al
        
       

        
       


Myrsine
  Aechmea bromeliifolia, Campomanesia
pubescens, Cissus subrhomboidea,  ,
 1.
   

          
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Urbanetz et al. | Angiosperm Flora of Cerrado and Riparian Forest, Brazil
.
Dalbergia miscolobium, Ocotea pulchella, Pera glabrata,
Styrax camporum, and Vochysia tucanorum are habitat



extends to the Cerrado Province, occurs in a wide array of
ppen
       
In contrast, the exclusive species, such as Hedyosmum
brasiliense, Hieronyma alchorneoides, Calophyllum
brasiliense, Magnolia ovata, and Drimys brasiliensis, appear

Drimys brasiliensis is also strongly associated with
     

      

a lower richness than the cerrado, plays an important role

et al.
of mammals and birds conducted in this area show the
importance of this forest for the breeding, nesting, shelter,
 

TAXON FIGURE HABIT
Amaranthaceae
Chamissoa altissima  
Anacardiaceae
Anacardium humile   Shrub
Schinus terebinthifolius   
Tapirira guianensis  
Annonaceae
Annona coriacea  Shrub
  
Duguetia furfuracea   Shrub
Xylopia aromatica  Shrub or tree
Apocynaceae
Forsteronia velloziana   
Mandevilla pohliana   Shrub
Rhodocalyx rotundifolius  Shrub
Temnadenia violacea  
Araliaceae

and Fiaschi 4B 
Arecaceae
Attalea geraensis   Palm
  Palm
Asteraceae
Achyrocline satureioides   
Baccharis dracunculifolia  4C Shrub
Baccharis linearifolia   Shrub
Calea triantha   Shrub
.
Chresta sphaerocephala  Shrub
Clibadium armanii ex   
Conocliniopsis prasiifolia 
 4F 
Elephantopus angustifolius   
Gamochaeta purpurea   
Gochnatia pulchra Cabrera 4G Shrub
Mikania triangularis Baker  
Piptocarpha rotundifolia 4I 
Solidago chilensis  Shrub
Vernonia ferruginea   Shrub
Vernonia glabrata  Shrub
Vernonia herbacea  Shrub
Vernonia platensis  Shrub or tree
Vernonia polyanthes  Shrub
Vernonia rubriramea ex  Shrub
Vernonia tweediana Baker  
Bignoniaceae
Adenocalymma peregrinum
  Shrub
Amphilophium mansoanum  
Anemopaegma arvenseex de
  Shrub
Fridericia platyphylla   Shrub or tree
Handroanthus ochraceus  
Jacaranda decurrens   Shrub
Pyrostegia venusta  
Stizophyllum perforatum  

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TAXON FIGURE HABIT
Bignoniaceae
*Tabebuia insignis   
Zeyheria montana   Shrub or tree
Bixaceae
Cochlospermum regium ex  Shrub
Bromeliaceae
Aechmea bromeliifolia   
Ananas ananassoides  
Bromelia antiacantha  
Calophyllaceae
Kielmeyera coriacea  
Caryocaraceae
Caryocar brasiliense   Shrub or tree
Celastraceae
Peritassa campestris  Shrub or tree
Connaraceae
Connarus suberosus  Shrub or tree
Convolvulaceae
Merremia macrocalyx  

Davilla elliptica  Shrub
Davilla rugosa  Shrub
Ebenaceae
Diospyros hispida  
Erythroxylaceae
Erythroxylum campestre   Shrub
Erythroxylum cuneifolium   Shrub
Erythroxylum daphnites  Shrub
Erythroxylum pelleterianum  Shrub
Erythroxylum suberosum  Shrub
Euphorbiaceae
Croton antisyphiliticus  Shrub
Pera glabrata ex  Shrub or tree
Sapium glandulosum  Shrub or tree
Fabaceae
Aeschynomene selloi   Shrub
Anadenanthera peregrina   
Andira humilisex  Shrub
*Bauhinia holophylla  Shrub
Bauhinia rufa   Shrub or tree
Bowdichia virgilioides   
Camptosema ellipticum   Shrub
Chamaecrista cathartica
Barneby  Shrub
  Shrub
Clitoria guianensis  Shrub
  
Dalbergia miscolobium  
Desmodium barbatum  
Dimorphandra mollis  
*Hymenaea stigonocarpa ex  
Leptolobium dasycarpum  Shrub
Leptolobium elegans   
Machaerium acutifolium  
Machaerium villosum   
Mimosa debilisex   
Mimosa dolens  Shrub
Mimosa regnellii   Shrub or tree
Platypodium elegans  
Rhynchosia phaseoloides  Shrub
Senna rugosa   Shrub
Stryphnodendron adstringens  
Stryphnodendron rotundifolium   
Stylosanthes guianensis   
Stylosanthes viscosa  
Gentianaceae
Chelonanthus alatus  
Lamiaceae
Aegiphila verticillata   
Hypenia glaucaex  Shrub
Lauraceae
Ocotea pulchella   
Lythraceae
Diplusodon virgatus Pohl Shrub or tree
Malpighiaceae
Banisteriopsis argyrophylla  
Banisteriopsis campestris  Shrub
Banisteriopsis laevifolia  Shrub
Banisteriopsis variabilis   Shrub
Byrsonima coccolobifolia   Shrub or tree
Byrsonima intermedia  Shrub
Byrsonima verbascifolia  Shrub or tree
Heteropterys byrsonimiifolia  Shrub
Heteropterys umbellata  Shrub
Mascagnia cordifolia  
Peixotoa tomentosa  Shrub
Stigmaphyllon lalandianum  
Malvaceae
Eriotheca gracilipes  
  
Waltheria communis   Shrub
Melastomataceae
Leandra aurea  
Miconia albicans  
Miconia ligustroides  
*Miconia rubiginosa  
Microlicia cordata  Shrub
Rhynchanthera ursina Naudin  Shrub
*Tibouchina granulosa   
Tibouchina stenocarpaex
  Shrub
  Shrub
Moraceae
Brosimum gaudichaudii  Shrub or tree
Myristicaceae
Virola sebifera   
Myrtaceae
Campomanesia pubescens   Shrub
Eugenia aurata  
Eugenia dysenterica  
Myrcia guianensis  
Psidium grandifoliumex  Shrub
Ochnaceae
*Ouratea nana   Shrub
Ouratea spectabilis   
Onagraceae
*Ludwigia octovalvis   

  

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TAXON FIGURE HABIT
Poaceae
Andropogon bicornis  
Andropogon leucostachyus   
  
Schizachyrium condensatum   
Polygalaceae
  
Proteaceae
Roupala montana  Shrub
Rosaceae
Rubus brasiliensis   Shrub
Rubiaceae
Borreria latifolia   
Cordiera sessilis   Shrub or tree
Declieuxia fruticosa ex
  
Guettarda viburnoides   
Palicourea rigida  Shrub
Psychotria capitata   Shrub
Psychotria trichophora   Shrub
Tocoyena formosa 
  
Rutaceae
Dictyoloma vandellianum   
Zanthoxylum rhoifolium  
Salicaceae
Casearia sylvestris  Shrub or tree
Sapotaceae
Pouteria torta  
*Pradosia brevipes  Shrub
Solanaceae
Solanum aculeatissimum  
Solanum granulosoleprosum  Shrub
Solanum lycocarpum  Shrub or tree
Solanum paniculatum  Shrub
Solanum variabile  Shrub or tree
Styracaceae
Styrax camporum Pohl  Shrub or tree
Urticaceae
Cecropia pachystachya   
Verbenaceae
Lantana camara  Shrub
Vitaceae
Cissus erosa  
Cissus subrhomboidea   
Vochysiaceae
  
  
Vochysia tucanorum  
.    
      

TAXON FIGURE HABIT
Annonaceae
Xylopia brasiliensis Spreng. 
Araliaceae
Dendropanax cuneatus   
  
Arecaceae
Euterpe edulis   Palm
Bromeliaceae
·Aechmea bromeliifolia   
Burseraceae
Protium heptaphyllum  
Calophyllaceae
Calophyllum brasiliense  
Chloranthaceae
·Hedyosmum brasiliense ex   
Euphorbiaceae
·Pera glabrata ex  Shrub or tree
Fabaceae
·  
·Dalbergia miscolobium  
Lauraceae
Ocotea odorifera  
·Ocotea pulchella   
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia ovata  
Melastomataceae
Miconia chamissois Naudin  Shrub
Meliaceae
Cabralea canjerana . 
Cedrela odorata   
Guarea guidonia  
Myrtaceae
·Campomanesia pubescens   Shrub
Eugenia hiemalis  
Nyctaginaceae
Guapira noxia  
Phyllanthaceae
Hieronyma alchorneoides  
Primulaceae
Myrsine coriacea   ex  
  
Myrsine guianensis  
*Myrsine lancifolia   
Myrsine umbellata  
Rubiaceae
Psychotria hoffmannseggiana  ex
  Shrub
Styracaceae
·Styrax camporum Pohl  Shrub or tree
Vitaceae
·Cissus subrhomboidea   
Vochysiaceae
*·Vochysia tucanorum  
Winteraceae
Drimys brasiliensis  
        
        
         
Nevertheless, the reserve still has a relatively high
richness that should be preserved because the site is
       

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       
       
of the native vegetation cover remains in the region of
        
for the establishment of ecological corridors linking
et al  
et
.Chamissoa altissimaAnacardium humile Schinus terebinthifolius
 Annona coriacea    Duguetia furfuracea   Xylopia aromatica    
Forsteronia vellozianaRhodocalyx rotundifoliusTemnadenia violacea
al. et al 
fragments in its surroundings, its existence is crucial for
  
the need for preservation because of its importance
        
campus but also the maintenance of biodiversity in the
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.Mandevilla pohlianaBaccharis dracunculifolia
Calea trianthaChresta sphaerocephalaConocliniopsis prasiifoliaGochnatia pulchra,
Clibadium armaniiPiptocarpha rotundifolia

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.Mikania triangularisVernonia tweedianaVernonia glabrataVernonia herbacea
and fruit details. Adenocalymma peregrinum, Amphilophium mansoanumAnemopaegma
arvenseFridericia platyphyllaPyrostegia venusta

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 .     Zeyheria montana     Bromelia antiacantha    Kielmeyera coriacea,
     Caryocar brasiliense     Peritassa campestris     
  Hedyosmum brasiliense      Connarus suberosus      Davilla rugosa  
Diospyros hispida

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.Erythroxylum campestreErythroxylum cuneifoliumErythroxylum pelleterianum
Erythroxylum suberosumCroton antisiphiliticusPera glabrata
Sapium glandulosum    Aeschynomene selloi Anadenanthera
peregrina

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.Andira humilisBauhinia rufaCamptosema ellipticumChamaecrista cathartica,
 Copaifera Dimorphandra mollisLeptolobium dasycarpum
Leptolobium elegansMachaerium acutifolium

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. Mimosa dolens Rhynchosia phaseoloidesSenna rugosa
Stryphnodendron adstringensStryphnodendron rotundifoliumStylosanthes viscosa
  Chelonanthus alatus    Aeghiphila verticillata   
Hypenia glauca

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.Ocotea pulchellaMagnolia ovataBanisteriopsis argyrophylla,
Banisteriopsis campestrisByrsonima coccolobifoliaByrsonima intermediaByrsonima verbascifolia,
Heteropterys byrsonimiifoliaHeteropterys umbellata

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.Peixotoa tomentosaStigmaphyllon lalandianumEriotheca gracilipesLuehea 
 Waltheria communis Leandra aureaMiconia
albicansMiconia chamissoisMiconia ligustroides

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.Rhynchanthera ursinaTibouchina stenocarpaTrembleya 
Guarea guidoniaVirola sebiferaCampomanesia pubescensEugenia
aurataEugenia dysentericaMyrcia guianensis

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 .    Psidium grandifolium    Guapira noxia       Ouratea spectabilis,
      cincinnata    Bredemeyera       Myrsine
guianensisMyrsine lancifoliaMyrsine umbellataRubus brasiliensis

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.  Borreria latifolia   Declieuxia fruticosa    Palicourea rigida  Psychotria
hoffmannseggianaPsychotria trichophoraTocoyena formosaCasearia sylvestris
Solanum lycocarpumSolanum paniculatum

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. Solanum variabileStyrax camporumLantana camara
Cissus erosaCissus subrhomboideaQualea Qualea 
Vochysia tucanorumDrimys brasiliensis

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      
     Ciência e
Cultura Journal of the Brazilian Association for the Advancement of
Science 
     
     
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Climatología: con un estudio de los climas de la tierra
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 
    Flora vascular do
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          
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   
  Nature 
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  
        
Revista Brasileira de Botânica
    
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Edinburgh Journal of Bo
         
      Annals of Botany:
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         
 In Cerrado matas de galeria.
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   
        
    

   In    Ecótonos das
interfaces dos ecossistemas aquáticos

    
Diretrizes para conservação e restauração da biodiversidade no
Estado de São Paulo. 
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         
Manual operativo do Projeto de Recuperação de Matas Ciliares
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
         In 
Cerrado matas de galeria