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100 árvores do Cerrado: guia de campo — Rede de Sementes do Cerrado

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Key
souzajunior2005cerrado
Authors
Souza Júnior, Manoel Cláudio da Silva
Issued
2005
Type
book
Publisher
Rede de Sementes do Cerrado
Publisher place
Brasília, DF
Edition
1
Raw CSL JSON
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  "ISBN": "85-7238-158-9",
  "type": "book",
  "title": "100 árvores do Cerrado: guia de campo",
  "author": [
    {
      "given": "Manoel Cláudio da Silva",
      "family": "Souza Júnior"
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2005
      ]
    ]
  },
  "edition": "1",
  "publisher": "Rede de Sementes do Cerrado",
  "number-of-pages": "278",
  "publisher-place": "Brasília, DF"
}

Claims

  1. In the Cerrado of the Federal District, the species occurs at average densities below one tree per hectare in 10-ha plots of stricto sensu Cerrado. It is present in the states CE, GO, MA, MG, MS, MT, PA, PR, SP, and TO.
    Locator: page: 204
  2. The genus name Copaifera derives from the Tupi word kopa'iwa, meaning 'resin tree'. The species epithet langsdorffii honours the German-Russian physician and botanist G.H. von Langsdorff. The common name copaíba means 'resin tree' in Tupi.
    Locator: page: 204
  3. Leaflets are elliptic to oblong, up to 8 cm long and 4 cm wide, with obtuse or rounded apices and asymmetric bases, brochidodromous venation, and a prominent midrib on both surfaces. Flowers up to 0.5 cm in diameter with five free cream-coloured petals. Fruits ovoid, up to 5 cm in diameter, brown when ripe. Seeds black, up to 2 cm long, with an orange aril that attracts dispersing birds; one seed per fruit.
    Locator: page: 204
  4. Leaf flush occurs from July to September; flowering from September to March; pollination by small insects; fruiting from May to October; dispersal by birds. Seeds number 1,700–2,200 per kg, can be stored for 4 years at 5°C, and have a germination rate of 85–95% in 17–40 days.
    Locator: page: 204