The Projeto Caatinga is studying a minimum of 15 woody species from the Caatinga biome.
The selection of a species follows some criteria, such as its ecological importance, danger of extinction, succession type, economic or cultural importance, and seed accessibility.
Read more about each species:
- Angico (Anadenanthera colubrina)
- Aroeira (Myracrodruon urundeuva)
- Barauna (Schinopsis brasiliensis)
- Catanduva (Pytirocarpa moniliformis)
- Craibeira (Tabebuia aurea)
- Cumaru (Amburana cearensis)
- Imburana (Commiphora leptophloes)
- Ingá
- Ipê-Roxo (Handroanthus impetiginosus)
- Joazeiro (Ziziphus joazeiro)
- Jurema Branca (Piptadenia stipulacea)
- Jurema-de-Embira (Mimosa ophthalmocentra)
- Jurema Preta (Mimosa tenuiflora)
- Mutamba (Guazuma ulmifolia)
- Mulungu (Erythrina velutina)
- Pacotê (Cochlospermum vitifolium)
- Pajeú (Triplaris gardneriana)
- Pau-Branco
- Pau-Mocó (Luetzelburgia auriculata)
- Pereiro (Aspidosperma pyrifolium)
- Sabiá (Mimosa caesalpiniifolia)
- Timbaúba (Enterolobium contortisiliquum)
- Trapiá (Crateva tapia)
