5.2. Fridericia florida (De Candolle 1845: 184) L.G. Lohmann in Lohmann & Taylor (2014: 438) (Fig. 7 b–c).

Diagnosis:— Fridericia florida can recognized by the white and small flowers (vs. pink corolla in F. chica and F. mutabilis; red in F. samydoides; purple in F. triplinervia).

Reproductive Period:— Flowers were collected throughout the year, fruiting in June and August.

Distribution and Habitat:— It occurs throughout the Neotropic (Lohmann 2010, Lohmann & Taylor 2014). Within the study area, it was registered in Céu Azul, Matelândia/Serranópolis do Iguaçu, Capanema, Foz do Iguaçu, and in the PARNA Iguazú, usually in the top of the trees.

Selected Specimens Examined:— ARGENTINA. Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú: Puerto Iguazú, 4 February 1996, Herrera 141 (CTES!) . BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: Capanema, margens do Rio Iguaçu, 22 February 2016, Hammes 88 (UNOP!) ; Céu Azul, estrada de chão entre Céu Azul – Serranópolis, 25°12’33.3”S, 53°52’14.0”W, 01 October 2015, Caxambu 6909 (MBM!) ; Foz do Iguaçu, 25°38’33.0”S, 54°26’26.6”W, 04 June 2005, Caxambu 6490 (DVPR, HCF!, MBM!) .