Flora do Brasil em Imagens. Volume 2. 2022. 150 col. pls. 344 p. 4to. Hardcover. - In Portuguese, with Latin nomenclature.

This volume is a continuation of the FLORA DO BRASIL EM IMAGENS series, which had its first volume released in December 2021. It is a collaborative editorial photographic project, where professionals and nature lovers are coming together to compose, what tomorrow has to be, the largest collection of photographic guides to identify native plants ever published in Brazil.

This is volume 2, which means that other volumes will be published over the next few years, covering many other native species, from the most diverse corners of the country.

The work's main objective is to provide an easy recognition of plants, through descriptions and images, helping in the process of botanical identification and encouraging this exciting activity, which is the study and observation of our flora. Indirectly, it aims to popularize knowledge of our species, thereby seeking to raise awareness of the importance of preserving and rationally using our Brazilian fields, savannas and forests.
More than 150 native species are presented here, with botanical descriptions prepared by forestry engineer Daniel Saueressig and images by nature photographer Geraldo M. Pereira and biologist Paulo Schwirkowski.

Numerically it is still a modest approach, in relation to the large number of native plants that exist in Brazil, but a great 'start' in the popularization and dissemination of knowledge about the biodiversity of our beautiful and rich flora.

Each species continues to be presented on two pages, one with textual information and another with photographs. The descriptive page contains the currently valid scientific name, botanical family, popular names, synonyms, morphological description, data on ecology, uses and geographic distribution, in addition to a map of Brazil with a visual indication of its occurrence.

The species are grouped by their botanical family and are presented in alphabetical order, by family, genus and species, regardless of higher hierarchical levels. The taxonomic nomenclature was organized according to the classification of APG IV.

The popular names, very variable, that people gave and that were passed from generation to generation through popular culture, are presented together in the text of each species and at the end of the book make up an 'Index', which allows easy consultation even by lay people.
Botanical synonyms refer to scientific names used in the past and which, due to taxonomic revisions carried out over the years, ended up being replaced by another valid name.

The written part was prepared by the first author, based on personal experiences, analysis of herbal materials, consultation of numerous scientific articles and specialized bibliographies, duly referenced at the end of this book.

The photographs were taken by the co-authors, directly in the field and under natural light conditions, always trying to portray the main identifying elements. The list of species and respective photographers is presented in the Appendix, at the end of the book.

The geographic distribution map is based on the 6 Brazilian biomes, defined by the IBGE in 2004: Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Pampa and Pantanal. The occurrence points, plotted on the map, are based on collections of the respective species available in herbaria and virtual databases, as well as on the authors' experience.

It should be noted that the next volumes in the series will follow the same pattern as this book, with 150 different species presented in each.