The wood of Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart. (canjerana) has high quality and is suitable for making furniture and civil construction, besides having importance in landscaping. The aim of this study was to characterize the reproductive phenology of canjerana, and check the physical and physiological aspects of seeds of different matrix trees located in a remnant in the city of Frederico Westphalen-RS. For three years monthly phenological observations were carried out on 20 individuals trees and after collecting the ripe fruits, seeds were analyzed in the Sylviculture Laboratory of the Federal University of Santa Maria-RS, comparing matrixes through the weight of a thousand seeds, water content, percentage and germination and emergence speed. The flowering C. canjerana is annual, persisting from August to December, being possible to find flower buds, concurrently with developing and ripe fruits. The fruits begin to spread in September being possible to be collected during a large period (September to March) and apparently ripe fruit in different matrix trees, do not guarantee high germination power to the seeds of C. canjerana.
Canjerana; fruiting; germination
