The morphologic study of Aspidosperma flowers was performed through the exam of 234 exsiccates, 67 of which originated from own collections. Through the analysis of dried material, flowers preserved in ethanol 70% and field observations, the morphological parameters of nine species was presented: A. cylindrocarpon Müll. Arg., A. discolor A. DC., A. macrocarpon Mart., A. nobile Müll. Arg., A. parvifolium A. DC., A. pyrifolium Mart., A. spruceanum Benth. ex Müll. Arg., A. subincanum Mart. e A. tomentosum Mart. et Zucc. The importance of several floral characters was verified, such as indument type, corolla consistency and floral tube and lobes aspects in anthesis flowers. The relationship between callosity and ring presence in the corolla fauce was investigated. New characters were identified, standing out the disposition of ovules inside the ovary as of taxonomical value to species level.
Aspidosperma; Apocynaceae; flower morphology
