The word chapada means mountains. The Chapada da Veadeiros covers an area of 65,000 hectares occupying part of the highlands cerrado, including various municipalities, among others, São João Aliança, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Cavalcante and Colinas do Sul. The park was created in 1961 by the President of the Republic of the time Juscelino Kubitschek (who was also the founder of the city of Brasilia, the administrative capital of Brazil). The park was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 2001.
Region : Chapada dos Veadeiros State : Goiás
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Velloziaceae Scientific name : Vellozia flavicans Mart. ex. Schult. f.
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.) canela-d'ema
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia,Distrito Federal,Goiás,
Habitat : Mata do cerrado Flowering : March and April Description : Small shrub of cerrado with long branches or twigs and covered with a thin fiber. The flowers are lilac colors, large, showy, springing from the center of the leaves with their yellow colored stamens. This plant is resistant to many forest fires.
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
