Revisión taxonómica de la familia Lecythidaceae en la cuenca media del río Magdalena

Abstract

The family Lecythidaceae is a group of woody plants with a pantropical distribution, with about 230 species in the American tropics. The taxonomic knowledge of this family is largely condensed in the works of Prance and Mori (1979, 1990). The present work presents the taxonomic revision of the family in the Magdalena Medio region. For this purpose, 373 specimens deposited in the ANDES, CAUP, COL, HUA, JAUM, JBB, MEDEL, UMNG-H and UDBC herbaria were examined, and new collections were made in different field trips. In the present work we recorded 20 species of the family Lecythidaceae for the Middle Magdalena, being the genus Gustavia L. the most diverse, with 8 species. Dichotomous keys for genera and species are presented, accompanied by morphological descriptions, images, distribution maps in the area, notes on habitat and distribution, etymology and common names for each species.