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The large primary forests and lush beauty imponderable show us airline flight, an area of dense, continuous, with an occasional glass of tree stands only yards from the plant surface. Huge trees have an average height of 35 meters., Forming a dense canopy that only allows passage of some sun. Walking beneath this green canopy forest are warm, hospitable, full of fantastic for ¬ more plants: orchids, bromeliads, many parasitic aerial roots that trace vertical lines in search of food.

In some areas the forest is higher, but still be thick. There are plenty of palm trees here, there's also the jungle we call "Rebalsera" which is one formed by plants growing in flooded areas or dams, through which one could sail during the rainy season. On the hills or mountains, the vegetation is dense but consists of small trees and bushes not too thick trunk.

So many are the size of small plants when flowering, the forest makes a wonderful garden with many colored shapes stuffed with delicious aromas.

These forests, in some areas stained with sheets or socks are part of the lung largest tree, not only of America but of the whole earth. Therefore the scientific circles of the world look to the green areas of the Amazon, are the patrimony of the planet. Amazon has one of the world's plant reserves, by its quantity and its diversity, with incalculable benefit forest products and medicinal market value.

In neighboring Brazil and Colombia, with whom we share this immense reserve plant, we have seen the undisputed masters of this green paradise - the brothers who are Aboriginal - trading some of these forest products, with Buyers 'civilized'. In addition to their being the only inhabitants of these regions are the ones who know best what gives each plant and charities that have applications such as medicine, dyes, waterproofing, carpentry, textiles and hundreds of other uses.

In timber can write the best, including some precious Carter (Centrolobium Pará) Sazafrás (Ocotea barcellensis), Pau Brasil (Haematoxylon campechianum), cobbler (hymen floribunda), palo amarillo (Aspydossperma vargasú). Ebony (Caesapinia blackwood), armadillo (CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLUM soaking), boar (Tabernaemontana psichotrifolia), laurel (Oreodaphne splendens), mure (Erisman uncinatum), Cedro (Cedrela mexicana), salty (NICT ginaceaes) anoncillo (Rollinia multiflora), marupá (Hura crepitans) yébaro (esperu purple), linnet (Cordia alliadora) caramacate (Piranea triffoliata) apamate (Tabebuia isignis), carob (himenaeos courbaril), Saman (Samanea saman), ceiba (Ceiba pentandra), alcornoco (Bowdichia virgiloides) Indian (Bursera simaruba) pylon (Andira surinamensis), hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus us), Cereipo (Mirospemum frutescens), many of which are very hard. Among the palm trees is the wood, leaves and fruits are very useful, as macanilla (Bractis gasipaes) moriche (Mauritia flexulosa), Carano (Sabal mauritiaeforme) macabo (Copernicia tectorum) temiche (Manicaria seccífera) manaca (Euterpe oleracea), pijiguao (Bractis gasipaes) Coroba (Jesenia polycaroa) seje (Oenocarpus batawa) cumare (Astrocarium tucuma) cucurito (Maximiliana regia), Comayagua (Attalea humboldtiana) mabi (Bambusa arundinacea), etc. ..

They are several species of wood that is not totally soft, have a very low specific weight, as would the buoy stick (Ochroma lagopus), for special uses such as buoys, life jackets, pieces to make demos, crafts, carving, plus other industrial uses. Logging in the Amazon is hampered by limited access roads, but when you can take, should take all protective legislation applying to prevent forest destruction, as has been done in various parts of Venezuela, America and Africa.

In addition to timber trees are now waiting for their rational exploitation, many plant products: medicinal, essential, resins, gums, oils, perfumes, dyes, fibers, drugs, food, fuel, etc. It's fantastic the amount of useful products that are in our forests without humanity yield an immediate benefit. We added a few: cupana (Paullina cupana) Nong (Datura stramonium), mavacure (curare) (Strychnes crevauxi), sangre de drago (Pterocarpus podocarpus) mastranto (Hyptis suaveolens), gegibre (Zingiber officinale), skunk (Petiveria alliace) yopo or cojoba (Piptadenia

peregrina), coco de mono (Lecythis ollaria), eucalyptus (globulus Eucalystus) guásimo (Guazuma ulmifolia), tamarind (Tamarindus indica), caruto (Genipa caruto), annatto (Bixa orellana), pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), lemon (Citrus aurantifolia), etc. ..

There are many native plants, wild or cultivated, producing important and appetizing fruits: temar (Lucuma temar), cocoa (Theobroma cacao), yuko (Euphorbia caracasana), clog (Solanum tópiro), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), patches (Passiflora in general), chipón (Sideroxylum to mygdaticarpum) Merecure (Coupeis guianensis), mombin (Spondias lutea), jigua (Geoffroy auperba), Guam (Incas in general), custard apple (Annona squamosa), guava (Psidium in general), pineapple ( Pineapple satibus), soursop (Annona muricata), cemeruco (Malpygia punicifolis), Cassia fistula (Cassia sp pectábilis), avocado (Persea americana), star apple (chysophyllum), co-curator (Pouroma cecropisfolia), mombin (Spondias lutea), kidney (Annona reticulata ), guava (Eugenia stipitata), copoazú (Theobroma grandifloruam), Yubi or nut (Bertholletia exelsa).

It should be noted that for flora and fauna is very small in this limited treaty, each of these lines has been published and still publish many volumes of great scientific importance, some have done in several languages. Interested are advised to consult the extensive literature on this subject.

We could make a long list of forest products, but we simply count the most famous and important pendare gums and gum (Mimusops surinamensis), rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), balata (Manilkara bidentata), fiber reed mamure (Bignonia equinoccialis) , chiquichique (Leopoldina piassaba) resins Carano (Protyum carana) Perama (Symphonia globulifera) tacamahaca (Protyum heptaphyllum) oil, Copaiba (Copaifera officinalis), seje, Coroba, sazafrás; perfumes sarrapia (Coumarouma punctata); almonds Yubi (Berttholletia exelsa).

Written by :

Henrik Linde Bratfeldt

 

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