The word chapada means mountains.
The Chapada dos Guimarães consists of various amazing places that are the archeological sites, palaeontological sites, and numerous springs and waterfalls that flood the area.
The area of the National Park is 3,300 km² and 2,500 km² in regard to the natural environment protection area, with municipal parks and reserves.
The Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães coverage area includes geomorphic units such as:
* The set of Guimarães constitut the water divider between Platina basins, Amazônia and Araguaia and surrounded by steep cliffs (altitudes of 300 to 600 m), and the Planalto da Casca, areas whose altitude is between 450 and 600 m).
* The depression of the Paraguay river which divides into two subunits, knowing that in the Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães is now only barely a subunit Cuiabana depression, including low area with north-south tilt and a altitude of 200 to 450 m.
Region : Chapada dos Guimarães State : Mato Grosso
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Fabaceae ou Papilionacea ou Leguminosae Scientific name : Periandra mediterranea
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.) periandra
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia,Distrito Federal,Goiás,Minas Gerais,Pernambuco,São Paulo,
Habitat : Wet soil Flowering : February to March Description : This plant (grass) that grows in wetlands. The flowers are purple color with trends rather bluish.
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
