Lundiana 9(1):3-27, 2008 © 2009 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - UFMG ISSN 1676-6180 Dryopteridaceae (Polypodiopsida) no estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil Priscila Aparecida Garcia 1 & Alexandre Salino 1,2 1 Departamento de Botânica. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Caixa Postal 486, 30123-970, Belo Horizon- te, MG, Brasil. 2 Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq. Email:
[email protected] Abstract Dryopteridaceae (Polypodiopsida) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A taxonomic survey of Dryopteridaceae Herter (Polypodiopsida) was carried out in the state of Minas Gerais as a contribution to the knowledge of the state fern flora. This study was based on personal collections, field observations and mate- rial deposited in the Brazilian herbaria. Based on morphology, nine genera and 20 species were recognized: Arachniodes denticulata (Sw.) Ching, Cyclodium heterodon (Schrad.) T. Moore, C. meniscioides (Willd.) C. Presl, Didymochlaena truncatula (Sw.) J. Sm., Dryopteris patula (Sw.) Underw., D. wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl., Olfersia cervina (L.) Kunze, Polybotrya cylindrica Kaulf., P. goyazensis Brade, P. speciosa Schott, P. sorbifolia Kuhn , Polystichum bradei Rosenst., P. montevidense (Spreng.) Rosenst., P. platyphyllum (Willd.) C. Presl, P. rochaleanum Glaz. ex Fée, Rumohra adiantiformis (G. Forst.) Ching, Stigmatopteris brevinervis (Fée) R.C. Moran, S. caudata (Raddi) C. Chr., S. prionites (Kunze) C. Chr. e S. tyucana (Raddi) C. Chr. Descriptions of the family, genera and species, as well as identification keys, illustrations, geographical distribution, and comments on genera and species are provided. Keywords: Ferns, taxonomy, Dryopteridaceae, Minas Gerais, Neotropics. Introdução Segundo Moran (1995), Woodsiaceae distingue-se de Dryopteridaceae em apenas um caráter, a presença de dois feixes A família Dryopteridaceae Herter é formada por 16 gêneros vasculares na base do pecíolo.