Santos, Janaina Araújo dos creator Silveira, Andréa Pereira creator Gomes, Vaneicia dos Santos creator text periodical abstract or summary bl. continuing eng ABSTRACT An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the Quilombola Community of Serra do Evaristo in the municipality of Baturité, Ceará state, Brazil. We interviewed 41 residents who provided information on the plants used, the types of use, the preparation methods, the purchase location of the plants and their knowledge source. One hundred and fourteen species belonging to 53 botanical families were recorded. Six types of use were reported, with most species being used for medicinal purposes (43% of the species), followed by food (25%), decoration (23%), construction (5%), domestic fuel (3%) and ritualistic purposes (3%). The most cited species were Musa paradisiaca L. (banana), Zea mays L. (corn), Phaseolus vulgaris L. (bean), Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (orange), Melissa officinalis L. (common balm), Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. (aloe vera), Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. (lemon grass), Mentha sp.(mint) and Psidium guajava L. (guava). The knowledge and use of the plants is part of a cultural heritage passed down through families, and has been helping the survival and maintenance of the Quilombola identity in the studied community. Keywords: ethnobotany, traditional populations, afro-descendants Publicação on-line; 38 ref.; 1 table; Summary (En) ETNOBOTÂNICA POPULAÇÃO ECOLOGIA HUMANA Rio de Janeiro-RJ Instituto de Florestas - UFRRJ 1994 2025-0451 1415-0980 / ISSN 2179-8087 0nline BR2026000237 v. 26(3) p. 1-12; (2019) https://www.scielo.br/j/floram/a/kBgM8XtgPVz7FDKdnKQx9nf/?format=pdf&lang=en https://www.scielo.br/j/floram/a/kBgM8XtgPVz7FDKdnKQx9nf/?format=pdf&lang=en BR-BrBNA 260331 20260331134542.0 eng