“…The same pattern occurs in South and Southeastern region of Brazil, where Myrtaceae richness is slightly less than twice the species number of Lauraceae in Montane ARF, such as in the municipalities of Alfredo Wagner, SC, (23/16) (Silva et al, 2013), Morro Grande, SC, (11/7) (Bosa et al, 2015), Cotia, SP, (56/32) (Catharino et al, 2006) and São Luiz do Paraitinga, SP, (57/33) (Padgurschi et al, 2011); or in a lower montane ARF such as in the municipalities of Blumenau, SC, (21/18) (Caglioni et al, 2015), Brusque, SC, (34/19) (Maçaneiro et al, 2015), Siderópolis, SC, (14/9) (Colonetti et al, 2009), Pariquera-Açu, SP, (40/19) (Ivanauskas, 1997) and Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ (27/14) (Kurtz & Araújo, 2000). However, this pattern changes in most Submontane ARF areas in southeastern Brazil or in ecotone zones with Seasonal Forests, in which Fabaceae and Rubiaceae families increase their specific richness, surpassing Myrtaceae and/or Lauraceae (Borém & Oliveira-Filho, 2002;Carvalho et al, 2007;Leite & Rodrigues, 2008;Pinto Sobrinho et al, 2010;Campos et al, 2011;Gomes et al, 2011).…”