Mytholudens

The big fire that spread at the National Park of Brasília reached some areas of Mitoludens and Chácara Mico Estrela. It was sad to see our so well preserved Cerrado into fire. Spring is arriving in Brasil and fortunately Cerrado is always inspired to be born from the ashes. See the photos below: within two weeks we can see the new flowers! On the other side of the hill, where the fire didn´t reach us, we can see our preserved Cerrado and the traditional yellow Ipês.

Mitoludens is located in a green area well preserved of the rupestrian cerrado. However, there are yet some areas invaded by brachiaria. We are gradually recovering these areas. We have been planting native trees of cerrado to reintegrate the primitive flora. Some 50 native species have been selected by the alimentary preferences of the fauna and by the fast growing and dissemination of the species. Some examples of what we have planted and taking care of:

* Angico Vermelho – Anadenanthera colubrina var. columbrina

* Araticum – Annona coriacea Mart.

* Aroeira – Myracroduon urundeuva.

* Barbatimão de folha miúda – Dimorphandra mollis Benth.

* Baru ou combaru – Dypterix alata

* Boca-Boa - (Combretaceae) Buchenavia tomentosa Eichl.

* Buriti – Mauritia flexuosa L.f.

* Cagaita – Eugenia dysenterica DC.

* Chichá – Sterculia chicha St. Hil. Ex Turpin

* Copaíba ou Pau d´óleo – Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.

* Faveiro – Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub.

* Gabiroba – Campomanesia eugenioides (Cambess.) D. Legrand

* Gariroba – Syagrus oleracea (Mart.) Becc.

* Imbiruçu-do-Cerrado - (Bombacaceae) Pseudolombax tomentosum (Mart. & Zucc.) A. Robyns

* Ingá – Ingá cylindrica

* Ipê Amarelo – Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Sandw.

* Ipê Branco – Tabebuia roseo-alba (Ridl.) Sand.

* Ipê Caraíba – Tabebuia carayba: ornamental, espécie de cerrado.

* Ipê Roxo – Tabebuia avellanedae Lor. Ex. Griseb

* Jaracatiá – Jacaratia spinosa (Aubl.) A. DC.

* Jatobá da mata – Hymenaea courbaril

* Jatobá do cerrado – Hymenaea stigonocarpa

* Jenipapo – Genipa americana

* Jequitibá – Cariniana estrellensis (Raddi) Kuntze

* Lobeira – Solanum lycocarpum St. Hil.

* Mangaba – Hancornia speciosa

* Monjoleiro (Acácia) – Acácia polyphylla DC

* Paineira-Branca ou Barriguada - (Bombacaceae) Chorisia glaziovii (Kuntze) E. Santos.

* Pequi – Caryocar brasiliense Camb.

* Quaresmeira – Tibouchina stenostachya

* Urucum – Bixa orelana L.

* Pau de Tucano – Vochysia tucanorum Mart.

More than 70 species of native Mitoludens flowers were cataloged:

Blue, Violet, Lilas Flowers:

Arrabidaea brachypoda

Mandevilla tenuifolia

Epistephium sclerophyllum

Lavoisiera bergii

Irlbachia speciosa

Hyptis cardiophylla

Chresta sphaerocephala – João-bobo

Periandra mediterrane

Diplusodon oblongus

Solanum subumbellatum - Jurubeba-de-cupim

Ruellia incompta

Solanum aff. lycocarpum - Lobeira

Vellozia flavicans – Canela-d´Ema

Tibouchina candolleana – Quaresmeira

Microlicia loricata – Roxinha

Tibouchina aegopogon - Quaresma-do-campo

Microlicia euphorbioides

Vernonia monocephala

Pink Flowers:

Mandevilla illustris - Jalapa

Ipomoea procumbens – Corda-de-viola-do-campo

Hypenia macrantha

Banisteriopsis campestris

Arrabidaea sceptrum – Lírio-do-campo

Peltaea polymorpha

Mimosa decorticans – Angiquinho

Galactia peduncularis

Microlicia aff.selaginea - Quaresminha

Tococa formicaria

Deianira pallescens - Boca-de-sapo

Kielmeyera ribriflora – Rosa-do-campo

Yellow Flowers:

Qualea grandiflora - Pau-terra-da-folha-larga

Trimezia juncifolia - Ruibarbo-amarelo

Utricularia fimbriata

Xyris hymenachne - Pimentinha-prateada

Tabebuia ochracea - Ipê-amarelo

Vochysia elliptica – Folha gorda

Camarea ericoides

Cipura flava

Chamaecrista orbiculata – Moeda

Achyrocline satureoides - Macelinha

Vochysia rufa – Pau-doce

Vochysia thyrsoidea – Vinheiro

Peixotoa sp.

Byrsonima crassa – Murici-vermelho

Cyrtopodium eugenii Reichb.f. (ORCHIDACEAE). SUMARÉ. - Rabo-de-tatu

Orange and Red Flowers:

Turnera longiflora

Gomphrena arborescens - Para-tudo

Cissus erosa

Augusta longifolia - Sarão

Palicourea rigida - Bate-Caixa, Chapéu-de-couro, Douradão, Gritadeira

Calliandra dysantha – Flor-do-cerrado

White and Beige Flowers:

Paepalanthus acanthophyllus – Chuveirinho

Paepalanthus speciosus – Sombreiro

Ipomoea squamisepala

Paspalum stellarum - Orelha de Coelho

Eremanthus goyazensis

Rhynchospora consangüínea – Capim-estrela

Bauhinia bongardii - Unha-de-boi

Miconia burchelli

Miconia ferruginata – Quaresma-roxa

Hymenaea stigonocarpa - Jatobá-do-cerrado

Kielmeyera coriacea – Pau-santo

Hancornia speciosa - Mangaba

Irlbachia alata

Utricularia neottioides

Himatanthus obovatus - Pau-de-leite

Odontadenia lutea - Flor-de-veado

Tocoyena formosa - Pé-de-macaco

Campomanesia pubescens - Gabiroba

Aspidosperma verbascifolium - Peroba-do-campo

Native Fruits:

Anacardium humile - Cajueiro-do-campo

Duguetia furfuracea - Sofre-do-rim-quem-quer

Phoradendron crassifolium - Erva-de-passarinho

Wunderlichia mirabilis - Flor-do-pau

Eugenia angustissima

Miconia alborufescens

Phthirusa ovata - Enxerto-de-passarinho

Tocoyena formosa - Pé-de-macaco

Aspidosperma tomentosum - Palmeira-do-campo

House Tea:

* Congonha-de-bugre -Rudgea viburnoides (Cham.) Benth.

See our history in Cerrado Revival of Mitoludens.

Plant so that your own heart will grow.

Sing because this is a food our world so needs.

And Laugh, laugh because that is the purest sound.

Hafiz.