OCCURRENCE DATA OF Vouacapoua americana AUBL. (FABACEAE) IN THE STATE OF PARÁ

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.973542512039

• Palavras-chave: Vouacapoua americana Aubl; deforestation; occurrence; georeferencing map.

• Keywords: Vouacapoua americana Aubl; deforestation; occurrence; georeferencing map.

• Abstract:

  The acapu belongs to the Fabaceae - Caesalpinioideae family, is found in terra firme forests, is native to the Amazon and is known for its noble wood, as well as the diversity of uses it has. The advance of deforestation and other predatory exploitation activities that involve the suppression of forests, especially in the state of Pará, has affected and put its survival at risk. This, together with the low level of knowledge about the distribution and occurrence of the species, has led to it being included in official lists of endangered flora species at national and international level, in categories of greater restriction. Given this context, this research aimed to contribute to knowledge of the occurrence of Vouacapoua americana Aubl. based on data from botanical collections in the state of Pará, as well as to discuss the criteria that led to its inclusion on the Official List of Threatened Species. The data was obtained from a survey of herbarium collections available on the SpeciesLink and Reflora websites. Using the geographical coordinates collected, a map representing all the collection points indicating the occurrence of the species in the state of Pará was created using QGIS software version 3.22. The results showed a total of 339 collection points for botanical samples of the species. This result indicated that there is insufficient information on the data that was used to justify the inclusion of V. americana on the List of Threatened Species, since there are many gaps in collection when considering data from timber marketing sites, available in licensing agency databases and on the websites of companies that sell timber products from the species. It is necessary to gather more data and encourage more botanical collections to enable a consistent analysis of the species' real status as an endangered species.