Elias, Guilherme Alves  Guislon, Aline Votri  Gonçalves, Teresinha Maria  Santos, Robson dos <br/><br/>
Traditional Use of Palms (Arecaceae) in the Atlantic Forest in Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil 

<br/><br/> Publicação on-line; Bibliography p. 7-9 (52 ref.); 1 table; 2 illus.; Summary (En) 
<br/><br/> <br/><br/>ABSTRACT<br/><br/>This study aimed to investigate the extraction process of palm species (Arecaceae) and their<br/>different forms of use by the population in the surroundings of the “Parque Estadual da Serra<br/>Furada” (PAESF), located in the south region of Santa Catarina state, as well as understand the<br/>perception of the interviewees about the park. The data were obtained through interviews with<br/>long-time residents of the area. The results were analyzed by content analysis. Four palm species<br/>were cited by the interviewees: Bactris setosa Mart., Euterpe edulis Mart., Geonoma gamiova<br/>Barb.Rodr., and Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman. The most widespread uses of these<br/>palm species were for food and in construction. The leaves were the main part of the plant used,<br/>with emphasis to E. edulis. In general, the PAESF and its palms are important resources for the<br/>interviewees; however, today, knowledge remains mostly only in the memory of the residents.<br/><br/>Keywords: Atlantic rainforest, biodiversity, conservation unit, ethnobotany, Euterpe edulis. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MATA ATLÂNTICA<br/>BIODIVERSIDADE<br/>ETNOBOTÂNICA<br/>EUTERPE EDULIS