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Flora of the cangas of the Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil: Cucurbitaceae

Abstract

Six species belonging to four genera of Cucurbitaceae were found in the canga formations of the Serra dos Carajás (Pará state, Brazil): Cayaponia tayuya, Gurania bignoniacea, G. sinuata, G. subumbellata, Helmontia cardiophylla e Melothria pendula. Detailed descriptions, comments, and illustrations of the species are presented.

Key words:
FLONA Carajás; taxonomy; climbers

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