It was realized the vegetation map of the Reserva Biológica Municipal da Serra do Japi, at Jundiaí, São Paulo State, by analogical photointerpretation, on the scale 1:30.000. The map was digitized and changed to computer by the geographical information system - Idrisi, and then to the Corel Draw program. Eight landscape units, three anthropic - bare earth, anthropic prairie, homogeneous reforestation, and five natural units - mountainseasonal semideciduous forest with uniform canopy and microphanerophyts, mountain seasonal semideciduous forest with uniform canopy and mesophanerophyts, mountain seasonal semideciduous forest with emergent canopy, alluvial seasonal semideciduous forest with emergent canopy, and shrubby mountain refuges, were identified, mapped, and described. The natural units added 98,46% of the total area, showing that the Reserve is carrying out this role in the ecosystem conservation, but as some units are not significantly represented, and since of the large forest extension outside Reserve, it was offered the suggestion that the Reserve with the enlarged area be changed to another conservation unit-category and that contemplate the public visitation, to help in the conservation process. The conservation unit more appropriated is a Park, and could be denominated Parque Estadual da Serra do Japi.
vegetation map; landscape ecology; conservation unit; Serra do Japi
