ABSTRACT
This study is a floristic survey of the woody bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) in Viçosa, Zona da Mata Mineira. Field research was conducted from February/2011 to March/2015. Nine taxa were recognized belonging to two genera Chusquea (two spp.) and Merostachys (seven spp.). Identification keys, descriptions and comments on the studied taxa are provided and the conservation status of each species is examined. Merostachys skvortzovii is recorded for Minas Gerais State for the first time. Merostachys tatianae, previously considered endemic to Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, is here recorded for another locality in Minas Gerais State. This study recorded a high diversity of Bambuseae in the studied area.
Keywords:
bamboo; floristics; Semideciduous Forest; taboca; taquara
