Botânica econômica, uma ciência importante para a região amazônica

Prance, Ghillean T

doi:10.1590/S0102-33061988000300022

Resumos

A botânica econômica é uma ciência atualmente muito importante na região amazônica e deve ser adaptada às necessidades regionais. Neste trabalho, são fornecidos dados sobre o banco genético da floresta amazônica, espécies e dados econômicos da floresta de extração, sistemas agroflorestais, aproveitamento de monoculturas, naturais e cultivo das várzeas. É necessário um forte programa de botânica econômica para criar sistemas de uso racionais da floresta amazônica.

Botânica Econômica; Sistemas Agroflorestais; Cacau; Borracha

The important contribution to be made by the science of Economic Botany in today's Amazonia environment is emphasized. Economy Botany must be tailored to the current situation where and uneccesary destruction is taking place. Studies are needed of the gene pool os useful plants and their wild relatives that occur in the forest; of products suitable for extraction from the forest; of agroforest, systems; os natural monospecific stands of such species as Orbignya phalerata and Mauritia flexuosa; and of plants suitable for cultivation on the várzea. The need for a strong programme in Amazonian Economic Bot any is stressed.

Economic Botany; Agroforests Systems; Cacau and Rubber Trees

Botânica econômica, uma ciência importante para a região amazônica

Ghillean T. Prance

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB

RESUMO

A botânica econômica é uma ciência atualmente muito importante na região amazônica e deve ser adaptada às necessidades regionais. Neste trabalho, são fornecidos dados sobre o banco genético da floresta amazônica, espécies e dados econômicos da floresta de extração, sistemas agroflorestais, aproveitamento de monoculturas, naturais e cultivo das várzeas. É necessário um forte programa de botânica econômica para criar sistemas de uso racionais da floresta amazônica.

Palavras-chave: Botânica Econômica, Sistemas Agroflorestais, Cacau, Borracha.

ABSTRACT

The important contribution to be made by the science of Economic Botany in today's Amazonia environment is emphasized. Economy Botany must be tailored to the current situation where and uneccesary destruction is taking place. Studies are needed of the gene pool os useful plants and their wild relatives that occur in the forest; of products suitable for extraction from the forest; of agroforest, systems; os natural monospecific stands of such species as Orbignya phalerata and Mauritia flexuosa; and of plants suitable for cultivation on the várzea. The need for a strong programme in Amazonian Economic Bot any is stressed.

Key words: Economic Botany, Agroforests Systems, Cacau and Rubber Trees.

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Recebido em 25/10/88

Aprovado em 09/10/89

Referências bibliográficas

ALTIERI, M. 1987. Agroecology: The scientific basis of alternative agriculture. Boulder, Westview. Press 227 p.
BOOM, B.M. 1952a. Amazon Indians and the forest environment. Nature 314:324.
BOOM, B.M. 1985b. "Adocacy botany" for the Neotropics. Garden 9 (3):24-32.
BOOM, B.M. 1987. Ethnobotany of the Chácobo Indians, Beni, Bolívia, Adv. Econ. Bot.
CAMARGO, F.C. 1951. Reclamation of the Amazon flood-lands near Belém. In: proceedings of the U.N. Scientific conference on the conservation and Utilization of Resources (Lake Success, New York, 17 August to 6 Sept 1949). Land Resources, New York, p. 598-602.
DENEVAN, W.M. & PADOCH, C. 1988. Swidden fallow agroforestry in the Peruvian Amazon. Adv. Econ. Bot. 5.
DENEVAN, W.M.; TREACY, J.M.; ALCORN, J.B.; PADOCH, C.; DENSLOW, J. & PAITAN, S.F. 1984. Indigenuos agroforestry in the Peruvian Amazon: Bora Indian management of swidden fallows Interciencia. Caracas, 9:346-356.
GOULDING, M. 1980. The fishes and the forest. Berkeley, Univ. California Press, 280p.
PIRES, J.M. AND PRANCE. 1977. The Amazon forest: A natural heritage to be preserved. In: Prance, G.T. & Elias, T. S. Extinction is Forever. New York Bot. Gard.: 158-194.
SCHWARTZMANN, S. 1987. Extractive production in the Amazon and the rubber tapper's movement. Mimeo of paper presented to Forests, Habitats and Resources. A conference in Wold Environmental History. Ducke University.
SILVA, L.F.W. 1986. Criação de capivaras em cativeiro. São Paulo, Ed. Nobel 69p.

Datas de Publicação

Publicação nesta coleção
15 Jun 2011
Data do Fascículo
1988

Histórico

Recebido
25 Out 1988
Aceito
09 Out 1989

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[1] ALTIERI, M. 1987. Agroecology: The scientific basis of alternative agriculture. Boulder, Westview. Press 227 p.

[2] BOOM, B.M. 1952a. Amazon Indians and the forest environment. Nature 314:324.

[3] BOOM, B.M. 1985b. "Adocacy botany" for the Neotropics. Garden 9 (3):24-32.

[4] BOOM, B.M. 1987. Ethnobotany of the Chácobo Indians, Beni, Bolívia, Adv. Econ. Bot.

[5] CAMARGO, F.C. 1951. Reclamation of the Amazon flood-lands near Belém. In: proceedings of the U.N. Scientific conference on the conservation and Utilization of Resources (Lake Success, New York, 17 August to 6 Sept 1949). Land Resources, New York, p. 598-602.

[6] DENEVAN, W.M. & PADOCH, C. 1988. Swidden fallow agroforestry in the Peruvian Amazon. Adv. Econ. Bot. 5.

[7] DENEVAN, W.M.; TREACY, J.M.; ALCORN, J.B.; PADOCH, C.; DENSLOW, J. & PAITAN, S.F. 1984. Indigenuos agroforestry in the Peruvian Amazon: Bora Indian management of swidden fallows Interciencia. Caracas, 9:346-356.

[8] GOULDING, M. 1980. The fishes and the forest. Berkeley, Univ. California Press, 280p.

[10] PIRES, J.M. AND PRANCE. 1977. The Amazon forest: A natural heritage to be preserved. In: Prance, G.T. & Elias, T. S. Extinction is Forever. New York Bot. Gard.: 158-194.

[11] SCHWARTZMANN, S. 1987. Extractive production in the Amazon and the rubber tapper's movement. Mimeo of paper presented to Forests, Habitats and Resources. A conference in Wold Environmental History. Ducke University.

[12] SILVA, L.F.W. 1986. Criação de capivaras em cativeiro. São Paulo, Ed. Nobel 69p.