UTILIZATION OF CERRADO FLORA

Authors

  • Magda Beatriz de Almeida Matteucci UFG
  • Noga Neves Ribeiro Guimarães UFG
  • Domingos Tiveron Filho UFG
  • Cynthia Santos UFG

Keywords:

Savanna, savanna flora, native flora, cerrado

Abstract

The uses of Brazilian cerrado vegetation were surveyed by means of a questionnaire, requesting common name, local of occurrence, flowering and fruitage time, usable parts and general utilization. Over 170 species were found, with a wide variety of uses. In decreasing order, the most frequent families were: Leguminosae, Palmae, Apocynaceae, Solanaceae, Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Bignoniaceae, Compositae, Vochysiaceae, Annonaceae, Sapindaceae, Myrtaceae, Convolvulaceae, Boraginaceae, Moraceae, Dilleniaceae, Guttiferae, Gentianaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Colchospermaceae, Bromeliaceae, Tiliacea, and Sapotaceae, along with less utilized families.

KEY-WORDS: Savanna; savanna flora; native flora; cerrado.

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Published

2007-12-12

How to Cite

MATTEUCCI, M. B. de A.; GUIMARÃES, N. N. R.; TIVERON FILHO, D.; SANTOS, C. UTILIZATION OF CERRADO FLORA. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 25, n. 1, p. 13–30, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2732. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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Research Article