Palmeiras (Arecaceae) Em Santa Catarina, Sul Do Brasil

Palm (Arecaceae) Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a Phytosociological Study

“…C1, C2 and C3 classes corresponded to more than 90% of sampled individuals, demonstrating the dominance of young and short-stature individuals and depicting an "inverted j" pattern (Table 1), typical of natural populations that present high in locus regeneration (Rocha, 2004). The same pattern was reported for E. edulis (Reis et al, 1996) and several other neotropical palms growing in Santa Catarina (Elias et al, 2019). C10 class also included many individuals and is mainly composed of E. edulis palms, which grow 10-12 m in height.…”

“…Palms belong to one of the largest plant families (Arecaceae) and represent a vital element of forest ecosystems, in terms of both ecological and economic importance (Reitz, 1974;Soares et al, 2014;Elias, 2018;Elias et al, , 2018Elias et al, , 2019. With abundance of nutritious fruits and seeds, palms provide an essential resource for tropical forest frugivores (Zona & Henderson, 1989;Andreazzi et al, 2009;Galetti et al, 2013;Vinholes, 2018).…”

“…With abundance of nutritious fruits and seeds, palms provide an essential resource for tropical forest frugivores (Zona & Henderson, 1989;Andreazzi et al, 2009;Galetti et al, 2013;Vinholes, 2018). In addition, palms are key components of the forest structure, and can be found in all forest strata (canopy understory), although many tropical species have been extensively collected by humans, for both timber and non-timber uses (Ubessi-Macarini et al, 2011;Elias et al, 2019).…”

Traditional Use of Palms (Arecaceae) in the Atlantic Forest in Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil

“…Only G. schottiana, popularly known as guaricanga or fine straw (Reitz, 1974), was not mentioned or recognized by the study participants. The non-use of this species can be attributed to its low density in the forest or even to the reduced size of its leaves (44-130 cm), as well as of its pines, which could be inefficient in covering the constructions when compared with those from E. edulis (120-290 cm) (Soares et al, 2014;Elias et al, 2018). Nevertheless, Reitz (1974) reported their use in rustic constructions such as huts and hovels.…”

Occurrence of Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) in Atlantic Forest fragments in southern Brazil

“…Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae), also known as Palmito-juçara, is a monopodial palm with a slender and straight cylindrical stem that reaches 8-30 cm in diameter in adult individuals (Elias et al 2018). Adult individuals of E. edulis have a dense crown composed of 15-20 large leaves with each leaves up to 3 m long and trunks ranging from 20 to 30 m tall (Henderson et al 1995).…”