Plant Catalog · Sintropia

diesel tree

Copaifera langsdorffii

Climax Cerrado and Atlantic Forest legume; produces medicinal oil from trunk exudates. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3 and in the '...

dragon's blood tree

Croton urucurana

Secondary I Medium Mulch biomass

Heliophyte pioneer tree typical of riparian forests and humid terrain across the Amazon, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest. Reaches 7–14 m and produces ...

turmeric

Curcuma longa

Placenta I Low No biomass production

Aromatic tropical orange-yellow rhizome. Pasini lists it in the low stratum of Tabela 3 and in the '3 to 10 years' phase of Tabela 4 (low stratum)....

lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

Placenta I Low Mulch biomass

Perennial aromatic grass (1–1.5 m) forming dense clumps. Lemon-scented leaves (citral). Permanent cover between tree rows in syntropic systems, mos...

earpod tree

Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Climax Emergent Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

Large nitrogen-fixing leguminous tree native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. EcoAgri lists it in the emergent stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. ...

cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Secondary I Medium Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

A deciduous, sun-loving leguminous small tree or tree up to 10-15 m, native to southern Brazil and the rest of southern South America. It inhabits ...

mulungu

Erythrina velutina

Secondary I High Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

Brazilian-native nitrogen-fixing tree legume; propagates easily by cuttings and produces abundant fertilizer biomass. Cited by Pasini among tree-fo...

cagaita

Eugenia dysenterica

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Native Cerrado fruit tree (4–10 m), rounded canopy. Flowers in August–September at peak drought before the rains — white blooms covering bare branc...

araza

Eugenia stipitata

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Amazonian native fruit with very acidic, aromatic orange-yellow pulp (high vitamin C), excellent for juices, ice creams, and jams. EcoAgri lists it...

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Secondary I Medium No biomass production

Small native fruit tree of the Atlantic Forest. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 4 (3–10 year phase). Cherry-red bittersweet fruit, ...

flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Placenta II Low Mulch biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

A perennial, woody, deep-rooted leguminous shrub up to 2.5 m tall, native to the humid tropics of Asia. It fixes nitrogen and is widely used in con...

fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Placenta I Low No biomass production

Perennial Mediterranean herb (1–2 m), feathery anise-scented leaves. Seeds used as seasoning and medicinal. Bulb of the sweet variety is a vegetabl...

garlic tree

Gallesia integrifolia

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Emergent tree of the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado with a strong garlic smell when wounded. EcoAgri lists it in the emergent stratum of the '> 50 yea...

genipa

Genipa americana

Climax High No biomass production

Pan-Brazilian native fruit (Cerrado, MA, Amazonia, Pantanal). EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Edible fruit and source...

West Indian elm

Guazuma ulmifolia

Secondary I High Mulch biomass

Fast-growing pioneer tree native to the Cerrado, Pantanal, and Atlantic Forest. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3 and in the 10–20 ye...

mangaba

Hancornia speciosa

Secondary II Medium

Evergreen to semi-deciduous tree 2–10 m tall, characteristic of Brazilian Cerrado and coastal tablelands. Considered one of Brazil's priority 'Plan...

pink lapacho

Handroanthus impetiginosus

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Emergent tree native to Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, Amazon, and Pantanal. Reaches 20–35 m in the wild, 8–12 m in cultivation. Vivid magenta...

roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Placenta II Medium Mulch biomass

An annual or short-lived subshrub in the Malvaceae, native to Africa and cultivated throughout the tropics. The fleshy red calyces are used to make...

jatoba

Hymenaea courbaril

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Tropical climax with extremely dense timber; fruit pulp is edible. Common in syntropic abundance systems.

Cerrado jatobá

Hymenaea stigonocarpa

Climax High

Deciduous leguminous tree 5–20 m tall, typical of open cerrado and campo-cerrado on well-drained soils. Unlike most Fabaceae, it does not form N-fi...

yerba mate

Ilex paraguariensis

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Tree native to highland Atlantic Forest and southern Brazilian grasslands, listed by IPOEMA among major Brazilian perennial crops in agroforestry c...

bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Placenta II Low Mulch biomass

Xerophytic shrub native to the Caatinga, cited by Rebello among plants that thrive in low-rainfall environments, alongside forage cactus and sisal....

pacari

Lafoensia pacari

Climax Medium No biomass production

Cerrado and Pantanal native tree, listed by EcoAgri in the medium stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Bark traditionally used as a wound-healing and a...

bay laurel

Laurus nobilis

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Mediterranean medium tree (4–10 m), evergreen leathery leaves — basis of tea, seasoning, and ornamental use. Occupies low/medium stratum in souther...