Simarouba amara aubl. (simaroubaceae): estudo da biologia reprodutiva e suas variaçoes fenotípicas em áreas distintas do cerrado do Brasil Central

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Indiara Nunes Mesquita
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/7178
• topic: Simaroubaceae; Dioicia; Sucesso reprodutivo; Cerrado; Floresta semidecídua; Simaroubaceae; Dioecy; Reproductive success; Cerrrado; Semideciduous; CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS::BIOLOGIA GERAL

Abstract: Simarouba amara Aubl. is a dioecious species belonging to the family Simaroubaceae. Its occurrence is recorded from the wetlands of Costa Rica in Central America to the Center-West region of Brazil. It can reach up to 35 m high in the Amazonia Forest, where its occurrence may be very common. The great majority of the studies on the species refer to the pharmacological aspects inherent to the metabolic compounds present in the species of the family Simaroubaceae. There are also other approaches on their application in reforestation of degraded areas, and the commercial use of wood. However, studies on their reproductive biology are scarce. It is known that its sexual system is dioecious, which makes it depends on vectors to promote the flow of pollen between the individuals of different sexes. However, its system of pollination is still unknown. Studies suggest that in its wide distribution, the species presents phenotypic variations according to its environment of occurrence. The Cerrado is composed of a mosaic of vegetation submitted to differences in climate, relief and soil, which may favor the expression of phenotypic plasticity in some species. In this sense, the aim of this dissertation was initially to investigatethe reproductive biology of S. amara, involving aspects of floral biology, phenology, sexual and pollination system. In addition, we sought to investigate whether the species presents phenotypic variations in its morphology and reproductive system in distinct environments of the Cerrado, such as forest and cerrado sensu stricto. Therefore, the dissertation was structured in two chapters: in the first, the reproductive biology of Simarouba amara Aubl. (Simaroubaceae) was investigated in Semideciduous Forest of Central Brazil. In the second chapter, the variations in the reproductive biology of Simarouba amara Aubl. (Simaroubaceae) was analysed in the environment of Semideciduous Forest and cerrado sensu stricto.