The study aimed to characterize the tree community of a riparian forest, one of the remnants on the Araguari River, at Uberlândia, Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais State. The study was investigated by phytosociological survey of 110 plots of 10 m × 10 m (1,1 ha). All trees with CAP > 15 cm were registered. There were sampled 1,393 trees distributed in 89 species and 36 families. Hirtella gracilipes (Hook.f.) Prance was the most abundant specie, with the highest frequency, density and VI. The Shannon index was H' = 3,65 nats.ind-1. The analysis of the vertical structure indicated the occurrence of three strata in the riparian forest: the canopy, the understory and an intermediate stratum. The floristic comparisons indicated that the riparian forest of Araguari River is more similar to the Triângulo Mineiro forests and to gallery forests of the Central Brazil, than to riparian forests of south-southeastern of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
dispersion of seeds; floristic similarity; phytosociology; vertical structure
