The ipecac (Psychotria ipecacuanha), Rubiaceae, is an important medicinal plant, native to America with the largest area of occurrence in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, mainly in the city of Caceres. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of substrates, position of root cuttings and types of cuttings on ipecac propagation. In the first experiment were used cuttings with 2 cm in length to root, in the experimental design of randomized blocks in split-plot 2 x 2 with two positions (vertical and horizontal) and two substrates (sand and phenolic foam) with 15 replications and 15 cuttings in each. In the second experiment we introduced basal and apical cuttings of the root and shoot in sand, commercial substrate for vegetables, soil of the natural environment and phenolic foam. The experimental design was of randomized blocks in factorial scheme 4 x 4 with four replications and five cuttings. The analyzed variables were diameter, length, number of shoots and number of leaves per shoot. Seedlings of ipecac can be obtained by root cuttings, 2 cm in length, placed horizontally or shoot cuttings with two buds placed vertically. The best substrates were sand and soil of the natural environment of the species.
Rubiaceae; types of cuttings; plantlets
