Ana Flávia Trabuco Duartehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-179X,^1,*,** Pétala Gomes Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-9971,^1,*** André Luiz da Costa Moreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0862-0135,^2,**** Luciano Paganucci de Queirozhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-0939,^1,***** Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9246-3146<sup>1,******

1</sup>Programa de Pós Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
²Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Campus Darcy Ribeiro Departamento de Botânica, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

^*CONTACT Ana Flávia Trabuco Duarte flavia.trabuco@hotmail.com Programa de Pós Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina s.n., Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
^**ANA FLÁVIA TRABUCO DUARTE has a degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS; 2017), a master's degree in Botany from State the University of Feira de Santana (UEFS; 2020). Currently she is a PhD student in Botany at the State University of Feira de Santana. Her research focuses in palynology, especially, of the Senegalia.
^***PETALA GOMES RIBEIRO graduated in Biological Sciences from the State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS) She also holds a Master's degree and a PhD in Botany from the same institution. She is interested in botany, mainly the Mimoseae, Mimosoideae and Senegalia.
^****ANDRÉ LUIZ DA COSTA MOREIRA graduated in Biological Sciences, and has a Master's and PhD in Botany awarded by the University of Brasthe University of Brasılía. He is interested in taxonomy and plant ecology with a focus on species conservation, molecular phylogeny, the Convolvulaceae and palynotaxonomy. He is a member of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies in Ecology and Evolution (INCT IN-TREE/UFBA). He has working experience of education in science and biology teaching, with the main topics of interest being school learning, intercultural education, environmental education, teacher training and collaborative research on educational innovations.
^*****LUCIANO PAGANUCCI DE QUEIROZ graduated in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA; 1981). He also holds a master's degree in Botany from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP; 1991) and a PhD in Botany from the University of São Paulo (USP; 1999). Luciano undertook postdoctoral work at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (United Kingdom, 2001–2002). He is currently a Full Professor at the State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS, Bahia). His main research interests are the systematics, evolution and taxonomy of the Leguminosae, the flora of the caatinga, and the historical biogeography of Brazilian biomes.
^******FRANCISCO DE ASSIS RIBEIRO DOS SANTOS has a degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Bahia (1987), a Master's degree in Botany from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (1993) and PhD in Botany from the University of São Paulo (1998). He developed a postdoctoral program of study in palynology at the Escuela Nacional Biological Sciences (National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico). He is currently a Full Professor at the State University of Feira de Santana. His research is on all aspects of palynology.