Plant Catalog · Sintropia

pink lapacho

Handroanthus impetiginosus

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...

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...

arara nut tree

Joannesia princeps

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Atlantic Forest emergent surviving 80+ years. Rebello highlights its key successional role: planted with embaúba (secondary I, 10–20 yr) and guapur...

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...

sapucaia nut

Lecythis pisonis

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Amazonian and coastal Atlantic Forest tree, cousin of Brazil nut. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Huge woody fruits (...

lychee

Litchi chinensis

Climax High No biomass production

Asian subtropical fruit tree naturalized in southern and southeastern Brazil. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Fruits ...

macadamia nut

Macadamia integrifolia

Climax High No biomass production

Australian tree grown for its high-value oily nut. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Adapts well to southern and southe...

moriche palm

Mauritia flexuosa

Climax Emergent No biomass production

Giant palm of Cerrado wetlands (veredas) and Amazonian floodplains. Pasini lists it in the emergent stratum of Tabela 3. A water indicator: forms p...

urundeuva

Myracrodruon urundeuva

Climax High

Tree with extremely dense, durable hardwood; once dominant in the Caatinga but now threatened by overexploitation. Occurs in Caatinga, Cerrado and ...

bacaba palm

Oenocarpus bacaba

Climax High No biomass production

Amazonian fruit palm, cousin of açaí. The Bosque de Niebla Guidebook (Farm Evolving timeline) includes it at the 40-year stage alongside Brazil nut...

brazilwood

Paubrasilia echinata

Climax Medium

National tree of Brazil, endemic to the coastal Atlantic Forest. Slow-growing; climax-community species that develops best when planted under secon...

bacuri

Platonia insignis

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Amazonian climax fruit tree, distant cousin of mangosteen. Embrapa Cultivo de Fruteiras Quadro 5 lists fruiting in May–September in the Amazon. Hig...

Brazilian jujube

Sarcomphalus joazeiro

Climax High

Evergreen Caatinga tree known for remaining green throughout the dry season thanks to deep taproots that reach groundwater.

Brazil plum

Spondias tuberosa

Climax Medium

Endemic fruit tree of the Caatinga semiarid biome, with underground tuberous roots (xylopodia) that store water and allow it to survive long drough...

big-leaf mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Climax Amazonian premium timber, CITES Appendix II. Pasini lists it in the emergent/high stratum of Tabela 3 and cites it explicitly as a premium t...

licuri palm

Syagrus coronata

Climax High Mulch biomass

Native palm of the Caatinga and Northeastern Atlantic Forest, from northern Minas Gerais to Maranhão. Medium height (8–12 m), trunk covered by pers...

rose apple

Syzygium jambos

Climax High No biomass production

Asian fruit tree naturalized in Brazil, distinct from the Malay apple (S. malaccense). EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin...

white ipê

Tabebuia roseoalba

Climax High No biomass production

Medium tree of the Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, and Caatinga (10–18 m). White-to-pale-pink flowering in July–August. Drought-tolerant. Medium-density ...

tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Climax High No biomass production 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

African leguminous fruit tree naturalized in the Brazilian semi-arid. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Tolerates sandy...