Minas Gerais is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 census. Located in the Southeast Region of the country, it is limited to south and southwest with São Paulo; Mato Grosso do Sul to the west; Goiás and the Federal District to the northwest; Bahia to the north and northeast; Espírito Santo to the east; and Rio de Janeiro to the southeast. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte, is a major urban and finance center in Brazil, being the sixth most populous municipality in the country while its metropolitan area ranks as the third largest in Brazil with just over 5.8 million inhabitants, after those of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Minas Gerais' territory is subdivided into 853 municipalities, the largest number among Brazilian states.
Pirapora is a municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 in an area of 550 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to the piracema season when a mass migration of fishes ascends the São Francisco River to spawn.
Patos de Minas is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon is a timber tree native to Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru. It is common in Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation of Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.
Aspidosperma macrocarpon is a timber tree native to Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It is common in Cerrado vegetation. It has a self-supporting growth form with simple, broad leaves. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is useful for beekeeping. Individual plants can grow up to 25 m.
Aspidosperma parvifolium is a timber tree native to Brazil, which is typical of Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Pantanal vegetation. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.
Aspidosperma polyneuron is a timber tree native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Paraguay. It is common in Atlantic Forest vegetation. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.
Aspidosperma ramiflorum is a timber tree native to Brazil and Bolivia.
Aspidosperma subincanum is a timber tree native to Brazil and Bolivia. It is common in Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. It was first described by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1838.
Aspidosperma tomentosum is a timber tree native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It is common in of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. It was first described by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
Aspidosperma polyneuron is a timber tree native to Brazil. It is common in Atlantic Forest vegetation. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.
Aspidosperma australe is a timber tree native to Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Aspidosperma olivaceum is a timber tree native to Southeast Brazil. It is common in Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Pantanal vegetation.
Himatanthus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America.
- Himatanthus articulatus(Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French Guiana and south to Bolivia
- Himatanthus attenuatus(Benth.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, N Brazil
- Himatanthus bracteatus(A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
- Himatanthus drasticus(Mart.) Plumel - Guianas, Brazil
- Himatanthus lancifolius(Müll.Arg.) Woodson
- Himatanthus obovatus(Müll.Arg.) Woodson - Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana
- Himatanthus phagedaenicus(Mart.) Woodson - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Himatanthus semilunatusMarkgr. - Amazon Basin
- Himatanthus stenophyllusPlumel - Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
- Himatanthus tarapotensis(K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel - Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
Bom Despacho is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. The population is 51,028 in an area of 1213.55 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1912.
Oxypetalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described with this name in 1810. The genus is native to South America.
Aechmea organensis is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to southeastern Brazil.
Itatiaiuçu is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.
Marmelópolis is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.
Minaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 2006. They are native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America.
