Quantitative ethnobotany in an atlantic forest fragment of northeastern Brazil: implications to conservation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Luiz Vital F Cruz Da Cunha, Ulysses P de Albuquerque

Abstract

An ethnobotanical study was executed in the rural community of the Municipality of "Rio Formoso", starting from the forest inventory accomplished in an Atlantic Forest remnant adjacent to the studied community. Using the methodology of quantitative ethnobotany allied to the ecological parameters (richness, relative frequency, relative density, relative dominance and importance value index) the following results were obtained: 42 inventoried species gathered in 26 families, presented from 1 to 27 means of use for the community. The largest use of the plants is related to obtaining wood in order to be used in house building, firewood production and charcoal. The largest use value was attributed to the Vouacapoua virgilioides (Kunth) Kuntze. The most frequent species were Tapirira guianensis Aubl. (Anacardiaceae), Thyrsodium schomburgkianum Benth. (Anacardiaceae), Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyem. & Frodin (Araliaceae) and Dialium guianense (Aubl.) Sandwith. (Leg-Caesalpinioideae).

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Jan 16, 2007·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment·Reinaldo F P LucenaJosé Serafim Feitosa Ferraz
Feb 9, 2012·Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : ECAM·Monika KujawskaNorma I Hilgert
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