Reflorestamento de clareiras na floresta nacional do Araripe com Vanillosmopsis arborea Baker

Vanillosmopis arborea Baker is a native tree from Chapada do Araripe located in Crato city, state of Ceará, being a potencial source of essencial oil containing á-bisabolol. Its asexual propagation has been carried out in a green house nearby Crato. This work aimed at the feasibility of growth of V. arborea Baker samples in four experimental plots in Chapada do Araripe, through the transplantation of 330 plants to the field produced by cutting. Plant growing has been observed during four months and the results showed that plants growth is suitability to climate and soil conditions, whereby an average plant growth of 5.99 - 7.18 cm was obtained.