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PAULINO DE ALBUQUERQUE, Ulysses  e  DE HOLANDA CAVALCANTI ANDRADE, Laise. Uso de recursos vegetais da caatinga: o caso do agreste do estado de pernambuco (nordeste do brasil). INCI [online]. 2002, vol.27, n.7, pp.336-346. ISSN 0378-1844.

The results of a field research on the knowledge and use of plant resources in a rural community of the semi-arid of Pernambuco state, Brazil, were presented. The use of 75 species, reported by 30 informants for various purposes, specially as medicinal and edible, are described and commented. To point out the most important species, a quantitative analysis was performed taking into account the degree of agreement among the answers. Among the plant species cited, we can highlight Spondias tuberosa Arr. Cam., Anacardium occidentale L., Amburana cearensis (Arr. Cam) A.C. Smith, Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. e Schult.) T.D. Penn., Lippia alba (Mill.) Brow, Opuntia ficus-indica Mill., Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan var. cebil (Griseb) Altschul, Psidium guajava L., Hymenaea courbaril L. and Myracrodruon urundeuva (Engl.) Fr. All. In addition, we comment on the temporal availability of several resources and the means of management observed.

Palavras-chave : Brasil ; Caatinga ; Comunidade Rural ; Etnobotânica ; Uso de Recursos Naturais .