The word chapada means mountains.
The village of Mucugê is located in the center of mountains of the Chapada Diamantina, in una altitude of 980 meters.
The village was established at the major exploration programs for gold and diamonds, in the eighteenth century, and was, like the village of Lençóis located at the north, a large mineral trading center, as evidenced by the many Portuguese vestiges of that era.
Region : Chapada Diamantina State : Bahia
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Melastomataceae Scientific name : Tococa formicaria Mart.
Popular Name(s) : Unregistred in the database
(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.)
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia,Distrito Federal,Goiás,Mato Grosso,Minas Gerais,
Habitat : On the edge of rivers Flowering : July Description : Tree that can reach a height of 3 to 5 meters. The flowers are pink clear. This plant branches whose stem is hollow and the midrib of the leaves with two swollen parts and hollow at their base often occupied parts pár ants who relish the sap and protect themselves inside the rods.
Botanical data published on this page are from the following books :
− Plantas do Brasil − Espécies do Cerrado de Mário Guimarães Ferri. Editora Edgard Blücher LTDA. − Guia das plantas do Cerrado utilizadas na Chapada dos Veadeiros de Suelma Ribeiro Silva, Anna Palmira Silva, Cássia Beatriz Munhoz, Manoel Cláudio Silva Jr, Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros (Projeto Veadeiros créé pelo WWF Brasil). − Flores e frutos do Cerrado de Carolyn Proenca, Rafael S. Oliveira e Ana Palmira Silva, Edition Imprensa Oficial. − Flores da Serra da Calçada de Leda Afonso Martens, Rafael S. Oliveira e Ana Palmira Silva, Editora ufmg. − Vereda - Guia do campo de Cássia Beatriz Rodrigues Munhoz, Chsterton Ulysses Orlando Eugênio, Regina Célia de Oliveira do Rede de Sementes do Cerrado Site : http://www.rededesementesdocerrado.com.br.
Very well illustrated and documented divulgation book
