A flora do cerrado e suas formas de aproveitamento

Abstract

The uses of Brazilian cerrado vegetation were surveyed by means of a questionnaire, requesting common name, local of occurrence, flowering and fruitage time, usable parts and general utilization. Over 170 species were found, with a wide variety of uses. ln decreasing order, the most frequent families were: Leguminosae, Palmae, Apocynaceae, Solanaceae, Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Bignoniaceae, Cornpositae, V ochysiaceae, Annonaceae, Sapindaceae, Myrtaceae, Conmvolvulaceae, Boraginaceae, Moraceae, Dilleniaceae, Guttiferae, Gentianaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Colchosperrnaceae, Bromeliaceae, Tiliaceae, Sapotaceae, along with less utilized families.