The word chapada means mountains.
The Chapada dos Guimarães consists of various amazing places that are the archeological sites, palaeontological sites, and numerous springs and waterfalls that flood the area.
The area of the National Park is 3,300 km² and 2,500 km² in regard to the natural environment protection area, with municipal parks and reserves.
The Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães coverage area includes geomorphic units such as:
* The set of Guimarães constitut the water divider between Platina basins, Amazônia and Araguaia and surrounded by steep cliffs (altitudes of 300 to 600 m), and the Planalto da Casca, areas whose altitude is between 450 and 600 m).
* The depression of the Paraguay river which divides into two subunits, knowing that in the Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães is now only barely a subunit Cuiabana depression, including low area with north-south tilt and a altitude of 200 to 450 m.
Region : Chapada dos Guimarães State : Mato Grosso
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Heliconiaceae Scientific name : Heliconia dasyanta C Koch e Bouché
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.) heliconia Carnaval
Geographical distribution (States) : Bahia,Goiás,Mato Grosso,Mato Grosso do Sul,Minas Gerais,
Habitat : They can find at altitudes from 0 to 2000m. Flowering : June, July (depending on the location) Description : The family of the late Heliconiaceae was created and Heliconia are the only representatives. Previously, Heliconia belonged to the family of Musaceae grouping all the bananas. These plants are mainly located on the edge of forests and in glades of wild land. Some plants grow in the shade, others in full sun, in lands that may be wet, dry or slightly and also in clay-sandy land. Species and hybrids most traded are: H. psittacorumH. bihaiH. chartaceae H. caribaea H. wagneriana H.stricta H. rostrataH. farinosa.
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
