(The family Combretaceae R. Brown in the cerrado formations in the State of Parana, Brazil). The present survey verified the occurrence of four species of Combretaceae, representing two genera: Combretum laxum Jacq., Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz, Terminalia argentea Mart., Terminalia glabrescens Mart. Identification keys, descriptions, comments and illustrations of diagnostic characters are presented.