Plants with yellow or golden bloomCerrado biomass----------Photographs - Geographical location----------City :
PirenópolisThe west central Brazil is an area that can be divided into two parts:
The Planalto, formed of savannah area, with a well defined climate in 2 periods, rain and drought, and width the "Mato-grosso-goiano", lowlands from which come the sources of the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers.
The village of Pirenópolis is at the limit of these reliefs. The village lies at the foot of Pireneus, part of the division of planalto.
Region :
Mountains of PireneusState :
Goiás - Botanical data -
Botanical family : Bignoniaceae
Scientific name :
Popular Name(s) : (Common names given to plants have very different origins, and thus may be different from one state to another or even from one municipality to another.)
bolsa-do-pastor, cinco-folhas, arapari, chapéu-de-frade, pó-de-mico
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Piauí, São Paulo, Tocantins,
Habitat : In plain or on the slopes of the mountains
Flowering : Dezember to July
Fructification : June to October
Description : Shrub that can reach a height of 4 meters, with opposite leaves, composed of elongated leaves, more or less ovoid shape.
The flowers are elongated, yellow and up to the number of 100 per stem.
The fruits are elliptical covered with multiple white seeds.
