A phytogeographical metaanalysis of the semiarid Caatinga domain in Brazil

MF Moro, E Nic Lughadha, FS de Araújo… - The Botanical Review, 2016‏ - Springer
Abstract Seasonally Dry Tropical Plant Formations (SDTFs) are among the most threatened
biomes worldwide. Nevertheless, they have received less scientific attention than rainforests …

Vegetação, unidades fitoecológicas e diversidade paisagística do estado do Ceará

MF Moro, MB Macedo, MM Moura-Fé, ASF Castro… - Rodriguésia, 2015‏ - SciELO Brasil
Esse artigo apresenta uma revisão dos tipos vegetacionais do estado do Ceará a partir de
sua diversidade paisagística, centrando-se, notadamente, nas condições climáticas e …

[HTML][HTML] Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae): Botany, Ethnomedicinal Uses, Biological Activities, Phytochemistry, Extractivism and Conservation Needs

JW Almeida-Bezerra, JJL Bezerra, VB Silva… - Plants, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Caryocar coriaceum is an endemic tree of Brazil, occurring mainly in the northeast region in
the Cerrado environment. The species, popularly known as “pequi”, produces fruits that are …

The coexistence of traditional medicine and biomedicine: A study with local health experts in two Brazilian regions

S Zank, N Hanazaki - PloS one, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
This study investigated the combined use of traditional medicine and biomedicine by local
experts in Chapada do Araripe communities (Ceará State) and maroon communities (Santa …

Promising medicinal plants for bioprospection in a Cerrado area of Chapada do Araripe, Northeastern Brazil

DA Ribeiro, LGS de Oliveira, DG de Macêdo… - Journal of …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional medical systems represent an important source
of knowledge about the use of biodiversity. Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological …

Topical anti-inflammatory effect of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm.(Caryocaraceae) fruit pulp fixed oil on mice ear edema induced by different irritant agents

RA Saraiva, MKA Araruna, RC Oliveira… - Journal of …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
AIM OF THE STUDY: Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. fruit pulp fixed oil (CCFO) has been widely
employed by communities from Brazil Northeastern in the treatment of skin inflammation …

Biogeographical districts of the Caatinga dominion: a proposal based on geomorphology and endemism

MF Moro, VO Amorim, LP de Queiroz… - The Botanical …, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract The Caatinga Dominion in Northeastern Brazil represents the largest semiarid
phytogeographical area in South America. It was understudied during the twentieth century …

[HTML][HTML] Fenologia de uma comunidade arbórea em cerrado sentido restrito, Barra do Garças, MT, Brasil

FR Pirani, F Pedroni - Acta Botanica Brasilica, 2009‏ - SciELO Brasil
Analisamos a fenologia vegetativa e reprodutiva procurando relacionar mudanças nas
fenofases com variáveis abióticas (precipitação, temperatura e fotoperíodo) e investigamos …

Seasonal variation, chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil of Cordia verbenacea DC (Boraginaceae) and the sabinene

EFF Matias, EF Alves, MKN Silva, VRA Carvalho… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Cordia verbenacea DC (Boraginaceae), popularly known as “Erva Baleeira,” has been
widely studied with respect to its chemical and pharmacological properties, and its anti …

Can campo rupestre vegetation be floristically delimited based on vascular plant genera?

RJV Alves, J Kolbek - Plant ecology, 2010‏ - Springer
A number of floristic and vegetation studies apply the terms campo rupestre, campo de
altitude (or Brazilian páramo), and Tepui to neotropical azonal outcrop and montane …