Synopsis of Naucleopsis Miq. (Moraceae)

ABSTRACT. A synopsis of the genus Naucleopsis (Moraceae) is presented in this work. The genus is the largest in number of species of the tribe Castilleae and ranges from Honduras to the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Our work was based in the analysis of taxonomic literature herbarium specimens and fieldwork. This work resulted in 31 species: N. acreana N. caloneura N. capirensis N. chiguila N. concinna N. francisci N. glabra N. guianensis N. herrerensis N. humilis N. imitans N. inaequalis N. insculptula N. jamariensis N. krukovii N. macrophylla N. meridionalis N. naga N. oblongifolia N. pauciflora N. pseudonaga N. riparia N. stipularis N. straminea N. tubulata N. ternstroemiiflora N. ulei N. velutina one new combination and two species were reestablished (in bold). This paper presents akey to the species descriptions synonyms illustrations diagnostic characters as well as comments on the geographic distribution and ecology of each species are presented. Key words: Castilleae Diversity Neotropics New species Taxonomy.