The aim of this study is to reevaluate the plant sources of the Amazon rosewood oil which have been named Aniba rosaeodora Ducke and Aniba duckei Kosterm. There is some disagreement on the exact botanical status of these species. Some Lauraceae specialists analyzing available material from both species concluded that there is no basis for regarding them as different. Based on our results we are confirming that the chemical composition of both species is quite different from that previously reported. So we are suggesting to bring back the previous botanical rosewood status as proposed by Adolph Ducke.

Analisou-se separadamente amêndoas e embriões de cocos de babaçu, (Orbignya martiana) para estudar algumas de suas enzimas e vitaminas tendo em vista seu maior consumo na alimentação. Detetou-se sistematicamente duas frações protéicas fortemente coradas e uma que aparece em algumas amostras e não aparece em outras. Das enzimas constatou-se três leucino-aminoptidase málicas (MDH1, MDH2, MDH3) e duas deidrogenase do glicerol -3-fosfato (GPD). Quanto às vitaminas constatou-se existir em 100 gramas de material: no embrião 0.100mg de riboflovina, 3,4 de vit. C e 30 de alfa-tocoferol; a amêndoa tem pouco menos da metade das vitaminas B1 e C.

Chemical analysis of nuts and embryo of babaçu (Orbignya martiana) were carryed out. The amount of enzymes was quite small in the nuts but high in the embryos. The enzymes detected in this work are: two leucine-aminepeptidase, three malate dehydrogenases and two glycero-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase. 100 grams of material the nuts had 0,047 mg Riboflavin; 14mg Ascorbic acid and 32,6mg alpha-tocoferol. 100gr of embryo had 0,100mg of Riboflçavind 3,4 of ascorbic acid and 30,0mg of alpha-tocoferol.

Junça (Cyperus esculentus Linné), edible bulb of Maranhão that has good nutritional value. F. Marx, and W. E. Kerr.Bulbs of junça one sold in the streets oF Sao Luis, Ma, Brazil, as a delicacy. It has good nutritional value like: 6-10% protein, 6.95 to 9,32mg/lOOg of alpha-tocoferol, 1.20 to 2.52mg/100 of gama-tocoferol, 424.4mg/100g of K and 3,5mg/100g of Zn.Our samples had 1.4% glicose and 16.0% of saccharose. Literature is revised and this bulb is recommended for human consumption.