UM ESTUDO BIBLIOGRÁFICO SOBRE O BURITI (Mauritia flexuosa L. F.): UM CONTEXTO SOCIOAMBIENTAL NO ALTO SOLIMÕES, BRASIL

Abstract

In the last years the branch of the scientific researches has been developed continuously, through these one has in the present days a rich collection referring to the diverse forms of use of the plants, be of medicinal forms, ethnobotanical knowledge, among others, bringing to the surface the importance of this branch of science. One of the families that have a great biodiversity is Arecaceae, and one of its most studied genera is Mauritia, considering that it has several species that are used in several biological and chemical areas. Faced with this wide field of research already developed, this work aimed to organize and group such research and collections on the subject, so as to separate them into topics that can express the singularities of the species belonging to the genus Mauritia. This work deals with a scientific research, of bibliographic order, being a qualitative descriptive research. The methodology used consisted of analyzing the contents, conducting a pre-analysis where the ideas were systematized, then developed an exploration of the material and finally a treatment of the material was carried out. Therefore, six categories were selected that already have researches and results to serve as the basis for the analyzes, these having as characteristics its importance and contribution to the scientific community in general. Through this the genus Mauritia shows to possess an abundant morphological diversity, as much as chemistry, thus being a good branch to be researched and serving to direct to new studies.

Keywords: Mauritia, Oils, Research.