“…This family is extremely valuable due to its diversity of species, in Brazil it comprises 37 genera and 293 species, occurring in all Brazilian biomes (Leitman, Soares, Henderson, Noblick & Martins, 2015). The species from this family present morphological and functional differences, like bush species, woody trees, or even grasses (Balslev, Laumark, Pedersen, & Grández, 2016;Santos, Aguiar-Dias, Amarante, & Coelho-Ferreira, 2013). Additionally, there is a big variety of edible fruits, like nuts, berries, or drupes, with different textures, forms, colors, and chemical compositions (Blok, Katan, Jos, & Meer, 1996;James, Gibson, & Cleland, 2000).…”