The trees above are Barbatimão (Stryphnodendron adstringens), Family Leguminosae-Mimosoideae. This luxuriant tree in my yard is native to Brazil's cerrado vegetation. The Brazilian cerrado (savanna) bioma covers 2 million km² representing 23% of the area of the country (the same size as Western Europe). It is an ancient biome with rich biodiversity, estimated at 160.000 species of plants, fungi and animals. There are about 800 species of trees and large shrubs in the savanna vegetation. Cerrado is the second largest ecological dominion of Brazil, where a continuous herbaceous stratum is joined to an arboreal stratum, with variable density of woody species. Around 220 species from cerrado are reported as used in the traditional medicine.In terms of area it is exceeded by only one vegetation formation in Brazil, the Amazonian forest covering approx. 3.5 million km².
Brazilian Biodiversity: approximately two thirds of the biological diversity of the world is found in tropical zones, mainly in developing countries. Brazil is the country with the most biological diversity in the world. It is estimated that we have between 15% to 20% of all the planet's biodiversity. There are 55,000 different native species of plants in Brazil (22% of the world's total), distributed over six major biomes : Amazon (30,000); Cerrado (10,000); Caatinga (4,000); Atlantic rainforest (10,000), Pantanal (10,000) and the subtropical forest (3,000).
Photos by Sonia de Amorim Mascaro
Sonia, these pictures are very lovely! I enjoy the interesting facts that you give in your blog as well. Thanks for sharing these with us!
ReplyDeleteYour site is so unique! I love seeing a new country. It feels so clean and refreshing. Beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo labelled 4árvore and the one above it, 5tronco. I can also now add two new vocabulary words, tree and trunk. Linda árvores! Was that correct?
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Delane.
Sonia, every time you post, it's like another piece of heaven. Your tree photos, like all the photos on your land and in your area of the world, are absolutely exquisite. Each photo could be a prompt for writing, meditation, prayer.
ReplyDeleteI love trees Sonia, and your| are lovely. Great photos!
ReplyDeletegreat capture and information :)
ReplyDeleteThose trees are so green and bushy, very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThose trees are magnificent. I love all the information you have provided about Brazil's biodiversity. I can only imagine how delicious the air is there.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! I am enjoying your green trees and blue skies today while it is sleeting and gray here.
ReplyDeleteDid I forget to add my link? It's me, Sonia!
ReplyDeleteI want to hug each & every one of your beautiful trees, Sonia! You have so many plants that our earth needs to survive. I like your photos--thanks for sharing those trees of yours!
ReplyDeleteThese photo's are so very beautiful, as usual! It's such a pleasure to be able to see all the many special beautiful things growing around you there in Brazil...An opportunity, Sonia, that I would not have otherwise. Thank You Soooo Very Much!
ReplyDeleteThose trees DEFINE green!...gee, I think I've said that before!? GORGEOUS AREA!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos of a lovely environment. Sonia, you and your husband are blessed to live in such a beautiful place and to be so involved in learning and teaching all you can about it. Keep up the good work. I hope it helps the rest of the world to understand the importance of keeping it whole and pure.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of the leaves on these trees - almost fern like.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of beautiful trees, Sonia. I hope they never get cut down. We had mimosas in our yard when I was a child. Such pretty leaves.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see so many beautiful trees on your blog, Sonia. A tree is such a thing of beauty... thanks for sharing yours. :)
ReplyDeleteThose are so lush, full and green...Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't love a tree? And these trees are beautiful. Your country sounds amazing - thanks for the information!
ReplyDeleteMy weekend treat - a visit to Brazil via your blog, Sonia. Beautiful as usual - and I particularly like the 4arvore photo as well. Thank you too for your kind comments recently at my place.
ReplyDeleteHow very interesting. Thank you for taking time to tell us. I love trees and always enjoy looking at yours.
ReplyDeleteWow, those trees and the water. I NEED to be THERE! So warm looking, so INVITING! Thanks for sharing. And, Sonia, thanks for visiting my blog. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!
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Sonia,
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are so beautiful. It is so lush and green. We are in the dead of winter here. I wish I could be where you are. Enjoy your summertime!
Merci pour vos voeux de Noel .
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You have a fascinating and inspiring blog! I'll be visiting often, learning more about Brazil. Thank you for all the great details.
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