Abstract
The present study was carried out in Corumbá-MS, aiming to make a survey of the occurrence of the species of the family based on herbarium specimens. Further collections were made also Santa Cruz hill. In this survey 10 species belonging to 5 genera were identified: Aiouea trinervis, Aniba heringerii, Cassytha filiformis, Nectandra amazonum, N. cissiflora, N. gardneri, N. hihua, N. psammophila, Ocotea diospyrifolia and O. velloziana. Aniba heringerii is reported for the first time for Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Identifications keys, descriptions and illustrations of the species are presented.
Key words:
taxonomy; flora; Pantanal; morphology