Vochysiaceae A.St.-Hil. is a Neotropical family belonging to the Order of Myrtales, composed of trees and shrubs, includes eight genera and ca. 200 species. The components are commonly distributed in lowland tropical America, Mexico to the south of Brazil and, are well represented in the savanna areas in the Cerrado, Central Brazil. Most species occur in tropical America and only two are distributed in
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