Conhecimento e usos do babaçu (Attalea speciosa Mart. e Attalea eichleri (Drude) A. J. Hend.) entre os Mebêngôkre-Kayapó da Terra Indígena Las Casas, estado do Pará, Brasil

González-Pérez, Sol Elizabeth; Coelho–Ferreira, Márlia; Robert, Pascale de; Garcés, Claudia Leonor López

doi:10.1590/s0102-33062012000200007

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“…It further explains its dominant position in the Smith ranking (Table 1), being characterised as a specie of multiple uses. This also stands out in other studies (RAMIREZ, 2004;PANIAGUA-ZAMBRANA, 2005;RUFINO et al, 2008;GONZALEZ-PEREZ et al, 2012).…”

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Traditional ecological knowledge of palms by quilombolas communities on the Brazil-Bolivia border, Meridional Amazon

Arruda¹,

Silva

Sander

et al. 2014

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ResumoO trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o conhecimento ecológico tradicional dos quilombolas sobre a diversidade, ocorrência e o uso de palmeiras em Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso. Usamos o método bola de neve, baseado no conhecimento de palmeiras para seleção dos entrevistados e técnica de lista livre. Realizamos 32 entrevistas em três comunidades quilombolas: Boqueirão, Retiro e Casalvasco e Manga. A lista livre mostrou 18 espécies de palmeiras conhecidas, babaçu (Attalea speciosa) foi citada por todos os entrevistados (100%), açaí (Euterpe precatoria) (94%), bocaiúva (Acrocomia aculeata) (81%), acuri (Attalea phalerata), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.F.) (78%) e tucum (Astrocaryum huaimi) (75%). O consenso cultural ficou concentrado em sete espécies nativas. O conhecimento ecológico tradicional deste grupo social possibilita desenhar um programa participativo de uso sustentável dessas palmeiras em bases ecológicas e culturais. AbstractThe research had aim to study the traditional ecological knowledge of the quilombolas with regards to diversity, occurrence and use of palms in Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso State. We used the snow ball method, based on knowledge of palms for selection of respondents and free list technique. We conducted 32 interviews in three quilombola communities: Boqueirão, Retiro and Casalvasco and Manga. A free list showed 18 known species of palms. Babassu palm (Attalea speciosa) cited by all interviewees (100%), Açaí palm (Euterpe precatoria) (94%), Bocaiúva (Acrocomia aculeate) (81%), Acuri (Attalea phalerata) and Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) (78%) and Tucum (Astrocaryum huaimi) (75%). The cultural consensus concentrated on seven native ones. The traditional ecological knowledge of this social group allows for the planning of a sustainable programme of participative usage of these palms on an ecological and cultural basis. Novos Cadernos NAEATraditional ecological knowledge of palms by quilombolas communities on the Brazil-Bolivia border, Meridional Amazon Conhecimento ecológico tradicional de palmeiras por comunidades quilombolas na fronteira Brasil-Bolívia, Amazônia Meridional

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Traditional ecological knowledge of palms by quilombolas communities on the Brazil-Bolivia border, Meridional Amazon

Arruda¹,

Silva

Sander

et al. 2014

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“…In Brazil, local human populations heavily harvest the fruits and leaves of babassu palm, Attalea speciosa, for human and animal food, as well as for artisanal, construction, medicinal, cosmetic and commercial purposes, mainly in the North and Northeast regions of the country (Balick 1984;Rufino et al 2008;Souza et al 2011;González-Pérez et al 2012;Campos et al 2015;Araújo et al 2016). This species can occur isolated in forests or in areas used for agriculture or pasture, and is considered a pioneer and dominant species in anthropically altered areas because it is an efficient colonizer (Ribeiro & Walter 1998;Mitja & Ferraz 2001).…”

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Population structure and fruit availability of the babassu palm ( Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) in human-dominated landscapes of the Northeast Region of Brazil

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We studied the population structure and fruit availability of the babassu palm, Attalea speciosa, in three humandominated landscapes located near a rural community in the region of Araripe, in the Northeast Region of Brazil, that were under intense fruit harvest. Fifty 10 x 10 m plots were randomly established in each of the three landscapes, and all individuals of A. speciosa within the plots were classifi ed as seedlings, juveniles or adults, with the height of all adult individuals being measured. An additional 20 individuals were marked in each landscape, and the number of total bunches, fruits per bunch and bunches per palm tree were recorded. Th e populations of A. speciosa in the three landscapes exhibited an inverted J-shape plot, but pasture and shifting cultivation possessed a signifi cantly higher number of individuals, seedlings and adults than the seasonal semideciduous forest, plus they possessed a greater seedling/adult ratio. Shifting cultivation was found to be favorable for fructifi cation. Th e present study found that shifting cultivation and pastures are landscape practices that can contribute to the rapid expansion and establishment of A. speciosa, which can become a dominant species in the region of Araripe.

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“…This division of labor is repeated in other cultures in the Amazon (Shiraishi 1999;González-Pérez et al 2012;Arruda et al 2014). The seed is also consumed when processed with water.…”

Section: Human Foodmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…Other studies in different regions of the Amazon attest to the use of this palm tree in these categories, such as Arruda et al (2014) in quilombos, González-Pérez et al (2012) in the Terra Indígena Las Casas Mebêngôkre-Kayapó in the southwest and southeast of the Brazilian Amazon, respectively, and Paniagua-Zambrana (2005) in the Madidi region in Bolivia.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Mainly used for cooking food, it helps to reduce excessive gathering of wood for these purposes in the forests of the Tucuruí Lake PAM. Several studies attest to the use of this important energy source by rural communities in the regions in which it occurs (May et al 1985;González-Pérez et al 2012;Rufino et al 2008;Arruda et al 2014). According to Albiero et al (2007), babassu coal is the only source of fuel in various regions of northeastern Brazil.…”

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Ethnobotany of babassu palm ( Attalea speciosa Mart.) in the Tucuruí Lake Protected Areas Mosaic - eastern Amazon

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Documenting the ethnobotanical knowledge of populations living in protected areas is important both for science and for the eff ective conservation of these areas, as it can help to clarify the level of dependency that human communities have on local plant resources. Babassu (Attalea speciosa, Arecaceae) is one of the most important non-timber forest resources of rural communities in the Amazon. We explored the ethnobotanical knowledge and uses of babassu by riverine populations inhabiting the Tucuruí Lake Protected Areas Mosaic in the eastern Amazon, by examining the diversity, purposes and descriptions of its uses and aspects of its extraction. Data were collected in 2010 and 2014 from 193 families. A total of 1,226 use records were cited representing 60 diff erent uses. Records were classifi ed into nine use-categories; utensils and tools was the most important category, followed by construction and human food. Th e use with the greatest purpose consensus value among the informants was thatch. Babassu proved to be an important resource for the livelihood of the local communities in providing shelter, food and reliable energy. Most informants lacked knowledge about sustainable practices and management of this resource.

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Conhecimento e usos do babaçu (Attalea speciosa Mart. e Attalea eichleri (Drude) A. J. Hend.) entre os Mebêngôkre-Kayapó da Terra Indígena Las Casas, estado do Pará, Brasil

Abstract: Conhecimento e usos do babaçu (Attalea speciosaMart

Cited by 27 publications

References 11 publications

Traditional ecological knowledge of palms by quilombolas communities on the Brazil-Bolivia border, Meridional Amazon

Traditional ecological knowledge of palms by quilombolas communities on the Brazil-Bolivia border, Meridional Amazon

Population structure and fruit availability of the babassu palm ( Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) in human-dominated landscapes of the Northeast Region of Brazil

Ethnobotany of babassu palm ( Attalea speciosa Mart.) in the Tucuruí Lake Protected Areas Mosaic - eastern Amazon

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