Flora and Annual Distribution of Flowers and Fruits in the Ubajara National Park, Ceará, Brazil
Silveira, Andréa Pereira Menezes, Bruno Sousa de Loiola, Maria Iracema Bezerra Lima-Verde, Luiz Wilson Zanina, Dalva Neta e Carvalho, Ellen Cristina Dantas de Souza, Bruno Cruz de Costa, Rafael Carvalho da Mantovani, Waldir Menezes, Marcelo Oliveira Teles de Flores, Lilian Maria Araújo Nogueira, Francisco Carlos Barboza Matias, Ligia Queiroz Barbosa, Lívia Silvia Gomes, Fernanda Melo Cordeiro, Luciana Silva Sampaio, Valéria da Silva Batista, Maria Edenilce Peixoto Soares Neto, Raimundo Luciano Silva, Maria Arlene Pessoa da Campos, Natália Barbosa Oliveira, Arycelle Alves de Araujo, Francisca Soares de
Flora and Annual Distribution of Flowers and Fruits in the Ubajara National Park, Ceará, Brazil
Publicação on-line; 39 ref.; 2 tables; 3 illus.; Summary (En)
Abstract
Although the conservation of tropical biodiversity depends on protected areas, there is still a very large ‘gap’ of
knowledge on the flora of Brazilian reserves, especially in the Northeast region of Brazil. Field and herbarium surveys
of the phanerogamic flora of the Ubajara National Park, located on the Brazilian Northeast, were made and analyses on
phenology and dispersal syndromes were performed. 418 taxa (213 trees and shrubs, 100 terrestrial herbs, 68 climbing
plants, 33 sub-shrubs, two epiphytes, one hemiparasite and one aquatic herb) were recorded. The most representative
families were: Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae and Euphorbiaceae. The annual flowering / fruiting peak
hypothesis was not fully confirmed, therefore, the forest may be an important food resource for the fauna all year long
(especially in the moister region). Zoochory was the predominant dispersal syndrome in the moister area, whereas,
autochory and anemochory together, predominated in the drier area.
Keywords: biodiversity, mountain forest, protected areas, evergreen forest, deciduous forest.
BIODIVERSIDADE
FLORESTA
FLORA
FENOLOGIA
Flora and Annual Distribution of Flowers and Fruits in the Ubajara National Park, Ceará, Brazil
Publicação on-line; 39 ref.; 2 tables; 3 illus.; Summary (En)
Abstract
Although the conservation of tropical biodiversity depends on protected areas, there is still a very large ‘gap’ of
knowledge on the flora of Brazilian reserves, especially in the Northeast region of Brazil. Field and herbarium surveys
of the phanerogamic flora of the Ubajara National Park, located on the Brazilian Northeast, were made and analyses on
phenology and dispersal syndromes were performed. 418 taxa (213 trees and shrubs, 100 terrestrial herbs, 68 climbing
plants, 33 sub-shrubs, two epiphytes, one hemiparasite and one aquatic herb) were recorded. The most representative
families were: Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae and Euphorbiaceae. The annual flowering / fruiting peak
hypothesis was not fully confirmed, therefore, the forest may be an important food resource for the fauna all year long
(especially in the moister region). Zoochory was the predominant dispersal syndrome in the moister area, whereas,
autochory and anemochory together, predominated in the drier area.
Keywords: biodiversity, mountain forest, protected areas, evergreen forest, deciduous forest.
BIODIVERSIDADE
FLORESTA
FLORA
FENOLOGIA
BINAGRI