ESEC SERIDÓ e-FLORA: UNDERSTANDING USES AND POTENTIAL OF NATIVE TREES
Keywords:interactive key, agrobiodiversity, bioinformatics, Caatinga, biodiversity, floristic survey.
The flora of the Caatinga biome is still poorly known and surveyed. Studies combining floristic surveys and bioinformatic tools in conservation priority areas such as the Seridó ecological station reserve - ESEC Seridó, can contribute significantly to the use of native species. This study aims is to elaborate a checklist of all tree species in ESEC Seridó and compile informations about their uses. With this data, we aim to build an e-Flora of arboreous species and its applications, including an interactive key for all species treated in the e-flora. Listing the species based on database and field collections and elaborate the interactive key using the XPER program. We expect to document the potential uses of studied native flora, highlighting the biodiversity of the caatinga biome to the scientific and general community.