Fruit and seeds ...Cerrado biomass----------Photographs - Geographical location----------City :
PirenópolisThe west central Brazil is an area that can be divided into two parts:
The Planalto, formed of savannah area, with a well defined climate in 2 periods, rain and drought, and width the "Mato-grosso-goiano", lowlands from which come the sources of the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers.
The village of Pirenópolis is at the limit of these reliefs. The village lies at the foot of Pireneus, part of the division of planalto.
Region :
Mountains of PireneusState :
Goiás - Botanical data -
Botanical family : Guttiferae ou Eclusiaceae
Scientific name : Kielmeyera coriacea Mart.
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.)
pau santo, folha santa, pau de josé, gordinha, saco de boi
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais,
Habitat : The cerrado
Fructification : September to October (maturation)
Description : Tree up to 8 m high, with alternate leaves, oval, elliptical, hard.
The flowers appear at the tips of branches, and are white.
The fruit is used in different ways: infusion, bark for heart problems, and in some states, to treat eye irritation and dental pain.
The roots are used as an anthelmintic and the leaves are used in bathrooms because they are soothing ...
