ETHNOMICOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITIES IN THE VICINITY OF PEDRA TAHADA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, ALAGOAS, BRASIL

Authors

  • Evelyn Rodrigues dos Santos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/ Discente pós-graduação
  • Laise de Holanda Cavalcanti Docente do Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Roger Fagner Ribeiro Melo Docente do Departamento de Micologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.1981-1268.2020v14n2.50609

Abstract

Ethnomycological studies on Brazilian communities are scarce, almost all focused on Amazonian natives. The present work aimed to access the extent of ethnomicological knowledge in nine northeastern communities established in the vicinity of the Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve - RBTP (Quebrangulo, Alagoas State, Brazil). A semi-structured form, a photo album and fresh samples macrofungi were used during the interviews of 61 individuals (59% men; 41% women, 18 to 81 years old), most of them farmers (70%) with low level of education. Almost all (97%) recognized the macrofungi and most cited their popular names, based on morphological characters, associated with the environment where they occur (onion-of-the-forest, dung-mushroom, wood-ear) or the properties attributed to them (good and evil mushrooms). They perceive the relationship of these organisms with the environment and the influence of climatic factors on their sporulation. Teas prepared with basidiomycetes were indicated for the treatment of cancer treatment (Fomes fasciatus) and asthma (Ganoderma australe); two unidentified species were indicated for the treatment of respiratory problems. Cookeina tricholoma (Ascomycota) was referred as edible by an elderly former hunter. Ludical use has been reported for a species of Geastrum (Basidiomycota). Although not considered mycophiles, the interviewees perceive macrofungi as important elements in their environment.

KEYWORDS: Atlantic forest, Ethnobiology, Ethnomicology, Macrofungi, Mycology

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Author Biographies

Laise de Holanda Cavalcanti , Docente do Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Bachelor of Natural History (1966) and Bachelor of Science (1967) from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), with a specialization in Plant Taxonomy and Phytogeography from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (1968), Master's (1974) and Doctorate (1979) in Biological Sciences - Botany from the University of São Paulo. Full Professor in Botany at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Researcher 1A of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development until February 2015. Currently Professor Retired Volunteer in the Department of Botany at UFPE and member of the Board, professor and advisor in the Graduate Programs in Plant Biology and Fungus Biology at UFPE. Has experience in teaching (undergraduate and graduate), research and extension in the field of Botany, with emphasis on Taxonomy of Cryptogams, acting mainly on the following themes: Taxonomy and Ecology of Myxomycetes, Medicinal Plants and Ethnobotany.

Roger Fagner Ribeiro Melo, Docente do Departamento de Micologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

781/5000       Adjunct Professor, Department of Mycology, Federal University of Pernambuco. PhD in Biology of Fungi (2015) and Master in Biology of Fungi by the same university (2011). Bachelor in Ecology (2006) and Degree in Biological Sciences (2008) by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Has experience in the field of Mycology, with emphasis on Taxonomy, Systematics and Ecology of Ascomycota, acting mainly on the following themes: diversity and ecology of Pezizomycotina in Brazilian biomes, fungi ecology, photography and scientific illustration, coprophilic fungi and Mycology Teaching. He participated as an organizer of scientific events in his area of expertise. He acts as sector editor of Check List magazine and as an ad hoc reviewer for international magazines.

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Published

2020-07-31

How to Cite

SANTOS, E. R. dos .; CAVALCANTI , L. de H.; MELO, R. F. R. ETHNOMICOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITIES IN THE VICINITY OF PEDRA TAHADA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, ALAGOAS, BRASIL . Gaia Scientia, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 2, 2020. DOI: 10.22478/ufpb.1981-1268.2020v14n2.50609. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/gaia/article/view/50609. Acesso em: 27 jun. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Ciências Ambientais