The word chapada means mountains.
The little village of Capão is located in a valley at an altitude of about 1000 m above the village of Palmeiras.
The temperature is cool overnight and opportunities to many strong hikes, as everywhere in these mountains so special.
Region : Chapada Diamantina State : Bahia
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Convolvulaceae Scientific name : Ipomea squamisepala O\'Donnell
Popular Name(s) : (Common names given to plants have very different origins, and thus may be different from one state to another or even from one municipality to another.) ipomea squamisepala
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia,Distrito Federal,Goiás,Mato Grosso,Minas Gerais,
Habitat : Like sandy soils Flowering : April Description : Plant that loves the land and lightweight grows between the scattered rocks. The flowers are white and the fruits have 4 seeds.
Botanical data published on this page are from the following books :
− Plantas do Brasil − Espécies do Cerrado de Mário Guimarães Ferri. Editora Edgard Blücher LTDA. − Guia das plantas do Cerrado utilizadas na Chapada dos Veadeiros de Suelma Ribeiro Silva, Anna Palmira Silva, Cássia Beatriz Munhoz, Manoel Cláudio Silva Jr, Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros (Projeto Veadeiros créé pelo WWF Brasil). − Flores e frutos do Cerrado de Carolyn Proenca, Rafael S. Oliveira e Ana Palmira Silva, Edition Imprensa Oficial. − Flores da Serra da Calçada de Leda Afonso Martens, Rafael S. Oliveira e Ana Palmira Silva, Editora ufmg. − Vereda - Guia do campo de Cássia Beatriz Rodrigues Munhoz, Chsterton Ulysses Orlando Eugênio, Regina Célia de Oliveira do Rede de Sementes do Cerrado Site : http://www.rededesementesdocerrado.com.br.
Very well illustrated and documented divulgation book
