The village Cidade de Goiás ou Goiás Velho was recognized by UNESCO in 2001 as World Cultural and Historical Heritage for its baroque architecture special for its ancient cultural traditions and exuberant nauture surrounding called Serra Dourada.
It appeared around 1740 and was named Capitanha of Goias.
She knew at that time very active due to the extraction of gold.
Although in sharp decline at the end of this century, the city continued to be recognized as the capital of the state of Goiás until the years 1937, when Goiânia was created for replace because of its more central geographic location.
Region : Serra Dourada State : Goiás
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Orchidaceae Scientific name : Syagrus flexuosa (Mart.) Becc.
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.) acumã, arikury, caitetê, coco de campo, licurí, palmito do campo
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia,Distrito Federal,Goiás,Mato Grosso,Mato Grosso do Sul,Minas Gerais,Pará,Rio de Janeiro,São Paulo,Tocantins,
Habitat : Any terrain Flowering : All the year Fructification : All the year Description : Plant that belongs Order Arecaceae. Its height can reach 2.50 m with slightly curled leaves. The flowers are yellow tinted white. The fruit is ellyptic forma. The edible fruit (pulp and fine) and the rest of the plant is used in floral arrangements.
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
