Árvores e Arbustos
As árvores e arbustos nativos do Pantanal: paratudo, tamboril, embaúba, angico, jenipapo, chicha e outras espécies que formam as matas ciliares e cerradões.
Sterculia apetala (Chichá)
An imposing tree of the Pantanal gallery forests, the chichá has edible seeds and is important for the Hyacinth Macaw.
Genipa americana (Jenipapo)
A fruit tree of the Pantanal gallery forests, the jenipapo produces fruits used in regional cuisine and indigenous body painting.
Anadenanthera colubrina (White Angico)
A tree with hard wood and medicinal bark, the white angico is one of the most important species in the dry forests of the Pantanal.
Cecropia pachystachya (Embaúba)
A pioneer of riverbanks and disturbed areas in the Pantanal, the embaúba is essential for feeding sloths and toucans.
Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Tamboril)
One of the largest trees in the Pantanal, the tamboril can reach 30 meters and its ear-shaped pods are unmistakable.
Tabebuia aurea (Paratudo)
A symbol of the Pantanal, the paratudo blooms in intense yellow during the dry season, covering fields and savannas with golden carpets.