Diversity and use of Cerrado plants in the community São Miguel, Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil

Abstrat: The present study aimed to identify the most important native plant species for this community, to analyze the diversity of use and the diversity of plants, and to relate the value of use with the availability of plants in the environment. The techniques of semi-structured interviews were adopted. In the ethnobotanical survey were cataloged 67 species distributed in 30 botanical families. The most important species for the community, according to the use value were cumbaru, angico and aroeira. Studies with native plants can generate effective alternatives that diminish the impact of the collection on the natural populations.

Keywords:
ethnobotany; popular knowledge; uso.rais value