Diversidade e uso de plantas úteis nos quintais do Bairro de São Raimundo, Zona Oeste de Manaus-AM

Abstract

This study aimed to obtain information on the diversity of species and management practices of the vegetables in the urban homegardens of a neighborhood of Manaus, as well as the perception of the social or ecological importance of these green spaces in urban areas. The first chapter deals with the socioeconomic aspects of the 40 interviewees, emphasizing that the management of homegardens is the responsibility of women. There were 143 plant species considered useful by the residents, belonging to 49 botanical families. The species present in the homegardens were classified in ethnocategories of use, being the species of Araceae quoted almost exclusively for ornamental use, because it is a cosmopolitan species being very common in humid tropical forests. Knowledge about plant resources is transmitted in a transgenerational way, that is, from father to child within the family group. For twenty-one of the interviewees (52,5%) the homegarden is located in all the land left after the construction of the residences (front, back and sides). In the second chapter, the Jaccard similarity indexes, the Value of Use (VU), the Concordance Index (CUP) and the Corrected Concordance Index (CUPc) are shown. These indices are of great importance, since the informants affirm the same use for the same species, we have that this species in a great value of use and a good agreement and that requires attention for pharmacological studies, (cidreira) Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. (Verbenaceae), with 55% indicated by consensus of the interviewees as a sedative. The homegardens of the São Raiundo neighborhood of Manaus - AM present an important cultural, social and pedagogical role in which people of different age groups carry out the management of the plant species that enable the construction of a collection of knowledge anchored in the history of life, established relationships with plants and with social groups with whom they share experience information about the art of planting, harvesting, and preserving.