Open AccessThe Orchidaceae of “Parque Municipal de Mucugê”, Bahia, Brazil
Author(s) -
Cecília Oliveira de Azevedo,
Cássio van den Berg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
lankesteriana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2215-2067
pISSN - 1409-3871
DOI - 10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.19656
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , biology , botany , humanities , geography , art
The Orchidaceae are one of the largest families of flowering plants, with around 20.000 species in approximately 850 genera (Atwood 1986, Dressler 1993). It is well represented in Brazil, with about 2.350 species and 200 genera (Pabst & Dungs 1975, 1977). In Bahia were registered 285 species (Pabst & Dungs 1975, 1977, Harley & Mayo 1980, Harley & Simmons 1986, Toscano-de-Brito 1995, 1998, Toscano-de-Brito & Queiroz 2003).