Taxonomic Synopsis of Sorocea (Moraceae)

Sorocea is a genus of Neotropical plants, poorly represented in phylogenies for Moraceae and in need of taxonomic revisions. Authors who have studied this genus, in the 20th and early 21st century, differ strongly on its diversity. In this sense, the synopsis for Sorocea, including the revision of its binomials and nomenclatural types, provides fundamental data to advance the knowledge of the group. The work was based on the taxonomic literature, morphological examination of herbarium specimens, including type materials, and observations of natural populations in the field. Twenty-seven species were recognized for the genus, indicating an increase in diversity for the Atlantic Forest and Amazon biomes: there was an increase from three species recognized until then for the Atlantic Forest, to eight considered here and, for the Amazon biome, from the two species and five subspecies listed previously, 11 species were recognized. An identification key, brief description and taxonomic notes for the species are presented, as well as nomenclatural types and geographic distribution citations.