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Conservation priorities for medicinal woody species in a cerrado area in the Chapada do Araripe, northeastern Brazil

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  • Daiany Alves Ribeiro

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Delmacia Gonçalves Macedo

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Liana Geraldo Souza Oliveira

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Maria Santos

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Bianca Vilar Almeida

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Julimery Gonçalves Ferreira Macedo

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Márcia Jordana Ferreira Macêdo

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Renata Kelly Dias Souza

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Thatiane Maria Araújo

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

  • Marta Maria Souza

    (Universidade Regional do Cariri)

Abstract

Current ethnobiological studies can offer positive aspects when they include the knowledge of traditional communities in developing different strategies for biodiversity conservation. This study aimed to classify medicinal woody species for priority conservation site in an area of cerrado disjoint in Chapada do Araripe, northeastern Brazil. The availability of woody medicinal plants and conservation priority scores were achieved by the relative density of the sampled forest fragment and ethnobotanical information obtained through semi-structured interviews with 50 local informants. Sixty-one woody medicinal plants were recorded, belonging to 26 families and 59 genera; 29 of these were available and have the use of bark and inner stem bark associated (46.6%). Himatanthus drasticus (Mart.) Plumel, Caryocar coriaceum Wittm., Ximenia americana L., Croton zehntneri Pax & K. Hoffm., Hymenaea courbaril L., Copaifera lansdorfii Desf., Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. & Schult.) T.D.Penn., Anacardium ocidentale L. and Dimorphandra gardneriana Tull. are some of the priority species needing attention in carrying out conservation measures, in order to ensure the perpetuation of these species and the sustainability of traditional therapeutics practices.

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  • Daiany Alves Ribeiro & Delmacia Gonçalves Macedo & Liana Geraldo Souza Oliveira & Maria Santos & Bianca Vilar Almeida & Julimery Gonçalves Ferreira Macedo & Márcia Jordana Ferreira Macêdo & Renata Kel, 2019. "Conservation priorities for medicinal woody species in a cerrado area in the Chapada do Araripe, northeastern Brazil," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 61-77, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:21:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s10668-017-0023-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-017-0023-9
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