Plants of cerrado used to make crafts
Seeds of Sucupira
Brazilian popular name: Sucupira.
Scientific name: Pterogyne nitens.
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"Olho-de-Boi"
Brazilian popular name: "Olho-de-boi".
Scientific name: "Dioclea violacea".
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Flowers of Pimentinha
Brazilian popular name: "Pimentinha".
Scientific name: "Xyris hymenachne".
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Seeds of Tingui-do-Cerrado
Brazilian popular name: "Tingui-do-Cerrado", “Cuité”, “Tingui-capeta”.
Scientific name: "Magonia pubescens".
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Capim-dourado
Brazilian popular name: Capim-dourado.
Scientific name: syngonanthus nitens euriocaulaceae.
The stem of "Capim dourado" is used to make earrings, bracelets, and other crafts.
The great challenge of producers is to make "Capim dourado" controlled extraction that is in danger of disappearing in the region of Jalapão.
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Scientific name: syngonanthus nitens euriocaulaceae.
The stem of "Capim dourado" is used to make earrings, bracelets, and other crafts.
The great challenge of producers is to make "Capim dourado" controlled extraction that is in danger of disappearing in the region of Jalapão.
Photo by Niro
Folha Moeda
Brazilian popular name: Folha Moeda.
Scientific name: Chamaecrista orbiculata.
Plant native of Cerrado at rock formations. After a shower in caustic soda and bleaching with chlorine, she loses the chlorophyll, and when dry, is transformed into a skeleton. Washed gold become a jewelry.
Photo by Niro
Scientific name: Chamaecrista orbiculata.
Plant native of Cerrado at rock formations. After a shower in caustic soda and bleaching with chlorine, she loses the chlorophyll, and when dry, is transformed into a skeleton. Washed gold become a jewelry.
Photo by Niro
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