The murici-pequeno (Byrsonima intermedia A. Juss.) is a medicinal plant of cerrado that presents difficulties of sexual propagation due to a low rate of seed germination and plant emergency in the field. The objective of this work was study aspects of the in vitro germination of murici-pequeno evaluating the effects of MS and WPM culture media and different concentrations of BAP. Mature fruits were collected from native plants and their seeds and embryos excised and used as explants. The results indicated that the most effective culture media used for the in vitro seed and embryo germination were MS and WPM 50%, both with no sucrose, presenting 60 and 100% germination, respectively. The use of BAP is not required for in vitro embryo germination.
Germination in vitro; murici-pequeno; medicinal plant; Byrsonima intermedia
