Plants with white bloomCerrado biomass----------Photographs - Geographical location----------City :
Cidade de GoiásThe village Cidade de Goiás ou Goiás Velho was recognized by UNESCO in 2001 as World Cultural and Historical Heritage for its baroque architecture special for its ancient cultural traditions and exuberant nauture surrounding called Serra Dourada.
It appeared around 1740 and was named Capitanha of Goias.
She knew at that time very active due to the extraction of gold.
Although in sharp decline at the end of this century, the city continued to be recognized as the capital of the state of Goiás until the years 1937, when Goiânia was created for replace because of its more central geographic location.
Region :
Serra DouradaState :
Goiás - Botanical data -
Botanical family : Vochysiaceae
Scientific name : Salvertia convallarieodora A. St. Hil.
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.)
bananeira do campo, bate caixa, colher de vaqueiro, pau de arara
Geographical distribution (States) : Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Piauí, Rondônia, São Paulo, Tocantins,
Habitat : Any terrain
Flowering : March to August
Fructification : August to October
Description : It is a tree that can reach 10 m high. The leaves are distributed
, simple and seem recouvertesde leather.
The inflorescences are composed of white flowers forming a cone of 20-30 cm tall that appear top of the tree.
It is a tree that has medicinal qualities through the use of its resin and its leaves.
