Fenologia de tapirira guianensis AUBL. (Anacardiaceae) no município de são cristóvão, sergipe

Abstract

A phenologic study of Tapirira guianensis Aubl. was carried out in the Campus of the Universidade Federal de Sergipe, in São Cristóvão (10°55'32"S and 37°06'08"W) to obtain information of the behavior of this species. Twenty-one individuals were observed at fortnight intervals for 30 months. The following parameters were analyzed: percentage of individuals and Fournier intensity percentage. T. guianensis showed flowering in the transition of the dry to the rain season (October-May), fruit production in the dry season (December- June) with maturation in the early rain season (May-July). The brushing and fall of leaves were constant over the year. It was observed an annual seasonal pattern of flowering and fruiting.