Flora of the Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brazil: Simaroubaceae

Abstract

The present study aims to improve the knowledge of Simaroubaceae in the Reserva Ducke, Manaus, Amazonas. It is based on morphological analysis of herbaria collections and field expeditions. The family is represented in that area by six species belonging to four genera: Homalolepis (1 sp.), Picrolemma (1 sp.), Simaba (3 spp., including a new one described herein), and Simarouba (1 sp.). Identification keys, morphological descriptions, illustrations, and taxonomic comments are provided for each species.

Fossil samaras of Ailanthus from South China and their phytogeographic implications

“…The family Simaroubaceae sensu stricto is a mostly pantropical group of woody plants consisting of 22 genera and approximately 120 species ( Devecchi et al, 2022 ; Pirani et al., 2021 ). Among them, genus Ailanthus Desf.…”