We present here the first records of Vanilla bahiana and Vanilla pompona from Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil. Both species were collected in a gallery forest, in areas of Cerrado vegetation at Caxias municipality. This work contributes with knowledge on the geographical distribution of the species in northeastern Brazil.

Devido aos prejuízos provocados pela erosão sobre sistemas agrários e urbanos, foi desenvolvido este artigo para que se possa estabelecer relação entre a erosão e o selamento formado pelo impacto das gotas de chuva. Para avaliar as perdas de solo e as características físicas e micromorfólogicas das crostas desenvolvidas pelo impacto das gotas de água, foi realizado experimento, utilizando simulador de chuvas, num esquema fatorial 5 x 6, sendo cinco solos (Argissolo Vermelho, Argissolo Vermelho-Amarelo, Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo, Neossolo Flúvico e Neossolo Quartzarênico) e seis energias cinéticas de chuva simulada (0; 525; 1.051; 2.102; 3.153 e 4.204 J m-2), com três repetições. As perdas de solo foram determinadas por amostragem do volume total de escoamento superficial e as características físicas e micromorfológicas da crosta, tais como distribuição e continuidade dos poros, por meio de técnicas de micromorfometria. Em todos os solos avaliados, as perdas de solo aumentaram progressivamente com a energia cinética aplicada, sendo essas perdas menos acentuadas nos solos com textura grossa ou argilosos com estrutura microgranular. Foi evidenciada a formação de crostas estruturais e erosionais, e suas características apresentaram variação temporal dependente da energia cinética da chuva e da tensão cisalhante do escoamento superficial.

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This study reports the first record of Passiflora pedata L. (Passifloraceae) from the state of Maranhão and from the Northeast Region of Brazil. The species was collected in the municipality of Buriticupu, which is located in a remnant of Amazon Forest in western Maranhão. This work adds to the knowledge of the flora of Maranhão and the distribution of P. pedata in the Brazilian Amazon.

We present here the rediscovery of Passiflora auriculata Kunth and P. cisnana Harms in Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil, and new reports of occurrence of those species in Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil, and Tocantins state, northern Brazil. We provide taxonomic information, distribution maps, and conservation status of both species, thereby contributing to increasing knowledge on Passifloraceae in those states.

We report the first records of Tillandsia kegeliana, T. loliacea, T. paraensis, T. parvispica, T. recurvata, and T. tenuifolia for Maranhão, Brazil. These species were collected in the Amazonian and Cerrado biomes. This work adds new knowledge to the flora of Maranhão and extends the distribution of these species within Brazil.

Spectral quality is an important factor for in vitro development of explants in a bioreactor system. Based on the need to optimize micropropagation for E. grandis × E. urophylla clones, the aim of the study was to assess the spectral quality of in vitro multiplication in temporary immersion bioreactor (TIB). The tissue used to generate the explants (i.e., the nodal segment with 1 cm of length and two axillary bud without leaves) was previously in vitro established and multiplied, it derived from ministumps of E. grandis × E. urophylla clone grown in a semi-hydroponic system. The spectral quality of in vitro multiplication was assessed through five light sources (i.e., fluorescent lamp, red, green, blue, and yellow cellophane). Morphological and anatomical features of tissues grown in TIB were evaluated at 90 days. Based on the results, yellow and blue spectral qualities were the most suitable to be adopted for in vitro multiplication of E. grandis × E. urophylla, since they enabled lesser hyperhydricity, favors high number of shoots per explant and shoot length, as well as thicker mesophyll and spongy parenchyma; arise as an alternative for large-scale production of eucalypts clonal plants.

We report the first record of Voyria caerulea from the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. A fertile specimen was collected in a gallery forest during the rainy season, within the boundaries of the municipality of São Raimundo das Mangabeiras. This find contributes to the knowledge on the micoheterotrophic flora of Maranhão and expands the geographic distribution of this species in Brazil. We also present a taxonomic description, illustrations, an occurrence map of the newly found population, and an identification key for all the species of Voyria that occur in Maranhão.