Abstract
Erythroxylaceae have tropical and subtropical distribution with four genera and about 250 species. Erythroxylum is the biggest genus of the family with approximately 100 species cited for Brazil. Erythroxylum subsessile (Mart.) O.E. Schulz is a species cited just for Rio de Janeiro state and now first recorded for the state of Espírito Santo, increasing its area of distribution.
Highlights
Erythroxylaceae has a tropical and subtropical distribution with four genera and about 250 species: Erythroxylum P
13 species are assigned to Erythroxylum, increasing the number of Erythroxylaceae species in the state. These species are found in Guarapari, Regência, Vila Velha and Vitória municipalities
Samples of plants are hosted in the Herbarium “Irina Delanova de Gemtchújnicov” (BOTU) of the Bioscience Institute of São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Summary
Erythroxylaceae has a tropical and subtropical distribution with four genera and about 250 species: Erythroxylum P. Browne, according to Plowman and Hensold (2004), comprises about 230 species and is the biggest genus of the family. In the Americas, there are about 187 species distributed from Mexico to the southern portion of South America. This genus is registered in Africa, Madagascar, Asia and Australia (Mabberley 1993; Plowman and Berry 1999).
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