The species of Philacra are found mainly at the Brazil-Venezuela border. Among other Ochnaceae genera, this is the most closely related to Luxemburgia, which occurs only in Brazil, especially at the Espinhaço Range. The taxonomic analysis of Philacra species was based on the type material and herbarium specimens. This work aimed to redescribe the genus, to prepare a taxonomic key and to redescribe the species. The genus redescription and the geographical distribution, a key to the species and species redescription, are presented. Currently, four Philacra species are recognized: P. auriculata Dwyer, P. duidae (Gleason) Dwyer, P. longifolia (Gleason) Dwyer, and P. steyermarkii Maguire.283183187AMARAL, M.C.E., Phylogenetische Systematik der Ochnaceae (1991) Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Pflanzengesch. Pflanzengeogr, 113 (1), pp. 105-196. , Stuttgart, vAn update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group: Classification for the orders and families of flowering plants (2003) Bot. J. Linn. Soc, 141 (1), pp. 399-436. , APG II The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, London, vDWYER, J.D., Philacra, a new genus of the Ochnaceae (1944) Brittonia, 5 (2), pp. 124-127. , New York, vENGLER, A., Über die Begrenzung und systematische Stellung der natürlichen Familie der Ochnaceae (1874) Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur, 37 (1), pp. 1-28. , Dresden, vFERES, F., (2001) O gênero Luxemburgia A. St.-Hil. (Ochnaceae) - Revisão Taxonômica e Estudo Cladístico. 2001, , Tese (Mestrado em Biologia Vegetal)-Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CampinasGLEASON, H.A. Botanical results of the Tyler-Duida Expedition: Ochnaceae. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, Lawrence, v. 58, n. 1, p. 388-394, 1931MAGUIRE, B. Philacra, in: Flora del Auyan-tepui. Acta Bot. Venez., Caracas, v. 2, n. 5-8, p. 241-243, 1967