Term:
Cerrado
Cerrado
Definition:
A Portuguese term referring to a savanna-like vegetation best developed in central Brazil but also found in patches in the Brazilian Amazon and in other South and Central American countries where it is called savanna.
A Portuguese term referring to a savanna-like vegetation best developed in central Brazil but also found in patches in the Brazilian Amazon and in other South and Central American countries where it is called savanna.
Notes:
Neotropical Lecythidaceae are rare in cerrado and savanna habitats. The best known is Eschweilera nana a species widespread in the cerrado of Brazil and Lecythis ollaria and L. minor in the savannas of Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Species of Lecythidaceae are rare in dry habitats.
Neotropical Lecythidaceae are rare in cerrado and savanna habitats. The best known is Eschweilera nana a species widespread in the cerrado of Brazil and Lecythis ollaria and L. minor in the savannas of Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Species of Lecythidaceae are rare in dry habitats.