Handroanthus ochraceus (Cham.) Mattos ssp. ochraceus, Handroanthus serralifolius (Vahl) S. Grose, Tabehuia insignis (Miq.) Sandwith ssp. insignis e Tabehuia roseo-alba (Ridl.) Sandwith - Bignoniaceae. Caracterização morfológica de fruto, semente, desenvolvimento pós- seminal e plântula, como subsidio a taxonomia

Abstract

Seedlings of tropical forest species show an extraordinary morphological diversity. Tabebuia and Handrohantiis, belong the Bignoniaceae, are classify in Tecomeae tribe. This study aimed to verify the morphological differences between these two genera from the analysis of fruits, seeds and seedlings of Handroanthus ochraceus (Cham.) Mattos ssp. ochraceus, Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S. Grose, Tabebuia insignis (Miq.) Sandwith ssp. insignis e Tabebuia roseo-alba (Ridl.) Sandwith to subsidize taxonomic decisions inherent in these taxa, and indicate relevant characteristics to recognize these species in the field when, still in the seedling stage, during the evaluations of natural regeneration, allowing the practical application in ecological studies, in the management and flora conservation. Handroanthus ochraceus (Cham.) Mattos ssp. ochraceus presented persistent cup fruit, many trichomes surface, velvety looks, seeds with dark brown line, going from the base to the center, cotyledons creams, reticulated nervation and valve prefoliation eophyll; while Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S. Grose don't presented without persistent cup fruit, glabrous surface, almost black dividing line seeds, from the base to the apex, green cotyledons, craspedodromous nervation and conduplicate prefoliation eophyll. Tabebuia insignis (Miq.) Sandwith ssp. insignis presented fruit with the outer surfaces of the pericarp with trichomes, dehiscence with not twisted valves, ovate seeds with hilum, creams cotyledons, seedlings with petioles of eophylls with trichomes; while Tabebuia roseo-alba (Ridl.) Sandwith presented fruit with the outer surfaces of the pericarp glabrous, dehiscence with twisting revolut valve, seeds with hilum in "v" form and browns cotyledons, seedlings petioles of eophylls glabrous. This study has differentiated Handroanthus of Tabebuia through some morphological characters, but there is need to study other species to confirm whether the characters described in this study are still in genera described.