RESUMOSão descritos os caracteres anatômicos da madeira de Mimosa eriocarpa Benth. e fornecidos 31 dados quantitativos de sua estrutura xilemática. A descrição é ilustrada com fotomicrografias tomadas nos três planos anatômicas. A estrutura da madeira é comparada com referências da literatura para espécies afins, em uma análise de caráter taxonômico-filogenética. Palavras-chave: anatomia da madeira; Mimosa eriocarpa.
ABSTRACTThe wood anatomy of Mimosa eriocarpa Benth. is described, based on 31 quantitative features of its xylem structure. The description is illustrated with photomicrographs, taked on the three anatomical sections. The structure observed is compared with literature references to allied species, in a taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis.
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