The word chapada means mountains.
The village of Lençóis appeared in the discovery of diamond deposits around Mucugê the mid-eighteenth century.
It is located at an altitude of 394 meters.
Currently, the village remains one of the major tourist attractions of the Chapada with roughly 120,000 tourists a year.
Needless to say, the nature lovers will find many wonders, but with some cons-binding parts.
Region : Chapada Diamantina State : Bahia
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Fabaceae ou Papilionacea ou Leguminosae Scientific name : Clitoria guyanensis (Aubl.) Benth
Popular Name(s) : Unregistred in the database
(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.)
Geographical distribution (States) :
Habitat : Cerrado Flowering : October and November Description : Plant height of 10-20 cm and has a fine long underground stem. Leaves and flowers appear grouped at ground level. The flower color is lilac pink and white petals in the center.
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
