Handicrafts from Jalapão (TO), Brazil, and their relationship to plant anatomy

Eichemberg, Mayra Teruya; Scatena, Vera Lúcia

doi:10.3159/torrey-d-10-00005.1

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“…Everlasting (''sempre-vivas'') refers to the name given to inflorescences and scapes that, after collection, keep their color and shape for a long time. These inflorescences are used for craftwork (Eichemberg and Scatena 2011), home decoration, dried floral arrangements, and bouquets. In Brazil, collection of everlasting flowers for marketing purposes dates as far back as to the first decade of the 1900s (Monteiro 2011) and the production reached its peak in 1978, when over 885 tons were collected (Giulietti et al 1988).…”

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Harvest times of Comanthera elegans, a worldwide traded Brazilian species of everlasting flower: implications on seed production, germination, and on species management

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Comanthera elegans (Bong.) L.R. Parra & Giul (''sempre-viva-pé-de-ouro'') is one of the most economically important species among the Eriocaulaceae in Brazil. Its inflorescences are used to make handicrafts and have long been exported to all over the world. The collection period usually begins in the second half of April and extends to May, occasionally until the first half of June. We assessed seed production and germinability throughout the 2006 harvest season: April-November, as well as the variation in morphology and anatomy of inflorescences along this period. In the evaluated flowering, seeds still had not yet been completely formed by early April, the onset month of commercial collection. Instead, germinable seeds were first observed in May, while seed dispersal was already in progress in early June. Collection in June resulted in plant uprooting, due to the tighter attachment of the scape to the rosette. The beginning and peak of germination occurred earlier for seeds from the most delayed collections, and the highest germinability was presented by seeds collected in September.We showed that the best period for the plant sexual reproduction surpasses the best period for commercial collection. Due to the onset of germinable seeds only as late as at the second half of the harvesting period, encouraging the delayed beginning of inflorescence collection may well represent a management strategy. Furthermore, the reservation of non-harvesting areas, which would secure the maintenance of plant populations in the wild and thus guarantee seed production and dispersal; maintaining remnants of inflorescences in collected areas; and encouraging cultivation should be considered.

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Harvest times of Comanthera elegans, a worldwide traded Brazilian species of everlasting flower: implications on seed production, germination, and on species management

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“…Its fruits are used as food and in traditional medicine (Sampaio et al 2008;Santo & Coelho-Ferreira 2012;Ribeiro et al 2014), and the oil extracted from seeds is used for frying food and making soap (Sampaio et al 2008). The trunk is used in the construction of homes, small bridges, piers, fishing boats, and home furniture (Santo & Coelho-Ferreira 2012;Ribeiro et al 2014), and its mature leaves and the fibers extracted from immature leaves are used as material for handicrafts (Magalhaes & Coelho-Ferreira 2007;Schmidt et al 2007;Sampaio et al 2008;Eichemberg & Scatena 2011).…”

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A contingent valuation study of buriti ( Mauritia flexuosa L.f.) in the main region of production in Brazil: is environmental conservation a collective responsibility?

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Th e immature leaves of the buriti palm (Mauritia fl exuosa) are widely harvested in the municipality of Barreirinhas, Maranhão, for the production of handicrafts, which are sold to locals and tourists. Th e increasing demand for these artisanal goods is stimulating the emergence of an informal market for immature buriti leaves, leading to an intensifi cation of their extraction and resulting in negative eff ects on local buriti palm populations and the ecosystem. Th us, the objective of the present study was to assess the environmental value of the buriti palm tree based on the maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for its conservation, using the contingent valuation method. Among the respondents, 99.74% reported that the palm species should be protected and the majority of them (65.75%) agreed to pay for its conservation (annual WTP R$ 179.49 ± 222.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that the WTP was not infl uenced by the socio-economic profi le of the respondents. Th e main reasons for non-WTP are related to dissatisfaction with the government and the belief that fi nancial contributions would not solve problems of environmental damage. Overall, the evaluated population believes that environmental conservation is not an obligation of the government or that of the population, but is a collective responsibility.

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“…O artesanato de capim-dourado (figuras 1.a -1.c) exemplifica o uso da biodiversidade por comunidades locais. As peças confeccionadas na região do Jalapão (TO) apresentam valor estético e cultural, reflexo da sensibilidade da população local e de sua relação com a natureza (Eichemberg & Scatena, 2011). A manufatura é realizada na região há, pelo menos, 90 anos e é resultado da interação das comunidades de negros, que ali se estabeleceram, com indígenas da região .…”

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“…Os estudos disponíveis sobre a biologia da espécie relacionam-se, principalmente, com o artesanato do capim-dourado. A produção científica abrange a descrição da anatomia de seus escapos (Eichemberg & Scatena, 2011), composição química e morfológica de suas fibras (Siqueira et al, 2010), diagnóstico do solo em áreas de ocorrência no Jalapão (Silva et al, 2010), aspectos da produção e germinação de sementes (Schmidt et al, 2008;Fichino et al, 2012) e variabilidade morfológica de suas populações (Watanabe, 2009). A maior parte da literatura disponível é de foco etnoecológico, relacionada ao manejo e extrativismo do capim-dourado no Jalapão.…”

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“…O buriti é dioico e as plantas pistiladas, também chamadas de femininas, produzem frutos importantes na alimentação de muitos animais e caracteristicamente cobertos por escamas castanho-avermelhadas (Lorenzi et al, 2004;Goudin & Smith, 2007). A seda do buriti serve como matéria-prima para manufatura de artesanatos, dentre os quais a costura de capim-dourado (Goldin & Smith, 2007;Sampaio et al, 2008;, e corresponde às fibras da face adaxial de folhas jovens não distendidas (Eichemberg & Scatena, 2011). Essas folhas jovens são localmente chamadas de olho-de-buriti (figura 3.c).…”

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Handicrafts from Jalapão (TO), Brazil, and their relationship to plant anatomy

Cited by 5 publications

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Harvest times of Comanthera elegans, a worldwide traded Brazilian species of everlasting flower: implications on seed production, germination, and on species management

Harvest times of Comanthera elegans, a worldwide traded Brazilian species of everlasting flower: implications on seed production, germination, and on species management

A contingent valuation study of buriti ( Mauritia flexuosa L.f.) in the main region of production in Brazil: is environmental conservation a collective responsibility?

Diálogos possíveis entre saberes científicos e locais associados ao capim-dourado e ao buriti na região do Jalapão, TO

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