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Caverna Do Diabo State Park
The Caverna do Diabo State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, established in 2008. It protects a mountainous area of Atlantic Forest, and is known for the dramatic Caverna da Tapagem or Caverna do Diabo, which draws thousands of visitors each year. Location The Caverna do Diabo State Park is divided between the municipalities of Barra do Turvo, Cajati, Eldorado and Iporanga in São Paulo. It has an area of . The Caverna do Diabo State Park was created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008. It was one of several conservation units created by law 12.810 in which the Jacupiranga Mosaic was created from the former Jacupiranga State Park and its surrounding lands. The park was created to preserve the Atlantic Forest biome. The park forms part of the Serra de Paranapiacaba Mosaic, which has over and contains the largest remaining area of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Other conservation units in the mosaic are the Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caverna Da Tapagem
Caverna da Tapagem (English: ''Hurdle's Cave'') (SP-002), also Caverna do Diabo (English: ''Devil's Cave''), is a cave located within the Caverna do Diabo State Park next to the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, in the municipality of Eldorado, Iporanga, 280 km from São Paulo, Brazil. It is the second longest cave in the state of São Paulo and also the highlight of what the local guides call "Circuit Disneyland," which is a series of family attractions that people of all ages can enjoy. Description The beginning of the formation of the cave is pointed out by researchers as occurred about 600 million years ago, during the Precambrian era. Today almost 10 km of galleries and halls have already been mapped, all rich in speleothems. Of the 6.237 meters of the cave whose entrance measures approximately 40 meters high, 3.200 meters have already been surveyed, of which only 700 meters are free for tourists. It measures 152 deep from one side of the cave to the other. All this ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intervales State Park
The Intervales State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Intervales) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of Atlantic Forest, including parts of the Serra de Paranapiacaba and the Ribeira de Iguape and Paranapanema river basins. Location The Intervales State Park has its headquarters in the municipality of Ribeirão Grande, São Paulo. It includes parts of the municipalities of Ribeirão Grande: , Guapiara: , Sete Barras: , Iporanga: and Eldorado: . It has a total area of . The park forms the central region of the Serra de Paranapiacaba Mosaic, which has over and contains the largest remaining area of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Other conservation units in the mosaic are the Carlos Botelho State Park, Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park, Caverna do Diabo State Park, Xitué Ecological Station, Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area and Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area. History The Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Parks Of Brazil
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Protected Areas Established In 2008
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although the mechanisms for providing protection vary widely, the basic meaning of the term remains the same. This is illustrated by an explanation found in a manual on electrical wiring: Some kind of protection is a characteristic of all life, as living things have evolved at least some protective mechanisms to counter damaging environmental phenomena, such as ultraviolet light. Biological membranes such as bark on trees and skin on animals offer protection from various threats, with skin playing a key role in protecting organisms against pathogens and excessive water loss. Additional structures like scales and hair offer further protection from the elements and from predators, with some animals having features such as spines or camouflage servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SP-165
SP-165 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... Highways in São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. The family contains about 13,500 species in about 620 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Economically important genera include ''Coffea'', the source of coffee, '' Cinchona'', the source of the antimalarial alkaloid quinine, ornamental cultivars (''e.g.'', '' Gardenia'', ''Ixora'', ''Pentas''), and historically some dye plants (''e.g.'', ''Rubia''). Description The Rubiaceae are morphologically easily recognizable as a coherent group by a combination of characters: opposite or whorled leaves that are simple and entire, interpetiolar stipules, tubu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published: ....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill. Vicia L.; ... When the Papilionaceae are regarded as a family distinct from the remainder of the Leguminosae, the name Papilionaceae is conserved against Leguminosae." English pronunciations are as follows: , and . commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and agriculturally important of |
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All species are woody, contain essential oils, and have flower parts in multiples of four or five. The leaves are evergreen, alternate to mostly opposite, simple, and usually entire (i.e., without a toothed margin). The flowers have a base number of five petals, though in several genera, the petals are minute or absent. The stamens are usually very conspicuous, brightly coloured, and numerous. Evolutionary history Scientists hypothesize that the family Myrtaceae arose between 60 and 56 million years ago (Mya) during the Paleocene era. Pollen fossils have been sourced to the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. The breakup of Gondwana during the Cretaceous period (145 to 66 Mya) geographically isolated disjunct taxa and allowed for rapid speciation; i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euterpe Edulis
''Euterpe edulis'', commonly known as juçara, jussara (an archaic alternative spelling), açaí-do-sul or palmiteiro, is a palm species in the genus '' Euterpe''. It is now predominantly used for hearts of palm. It is closely related to the açaí palm, the açaí palm has differences though ('' Euterpe oleracea''), a species cultivated for its fruit and superior hearts of palm. The larvae of '' Caligo brasiliensis'' are reported to feed on ''E. edulis''. Although it was formerly widely harvested in Brazil for hearts of palm, it is now uncommon in the wild and no longer harvested commercially due to past over harvesting.This endangering of the species could cause it to fall extinct. References edulis Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Trees of Brazil Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Açaí {{Arecaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araucaria
''Araucaria'' (; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka. ɾja]) is a genus of evergreen Conifer, coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. There are 20 extant taxon, extant species in New Caledonia (where 14 species are endemism, endemic, see New Caledonian Araucaria, New Caledonian ''Araucaria''), Norfolk Island, eastern Australia, New Guinea, East Argentina, South Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. They are still common in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific rejoin and Eastern states of Australia, Eastern Australia. Description ''Araucaria'' are mainly large trees with a massive erect stem, reaching a height of . The horizontal, spreading branches grow in whorls and are covered with leathery or needle-like leaf, leaves. In some species, the leaves are narrow, awl-shaped and lanceolate, barely overlapping each other; in others they are broad and flat, and overlap broadly. The trees are mostly dioecy, dioecious, with male and female Conifer cone, cones found on separate tree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilombos Do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area
The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It supports sustainable development of communities of quilombolas, descendants of African slaves. Location The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Barra do Turvo (2.69%), Eldorado (40.84%) and Iporanga (56.47%) in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . The APA forms part of the Serra de Paranapiacaba Mosaic, which has over and contains the largest remaining area of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Other conservation units in the mosaic are the Carlos Botelho State Park, Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park, Caverna do Diabo State Park, Xitué Ecological Station, Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area and Intervales State Park. History The quilombolas of the Ribeira Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Do Mar Environmental Protection Area
The Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra do Mar) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It controls land use in an extensive area of Atlantic Forest in the Serra do Mar range. Location The Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area is divided between the municipalities of Capão Bonito (5.23%), Eldorado (18.97%), Guapiara (0.08%), Ibiúna (0.48%), Iporanga (5.63%), Juquiá (16.76%), Juquitiba (2.4%), Miracatu (16.55%), Pedro de Toledo (2.43%), Ribeirão Grande (2.51%), Sete Barras (15.59%) and Tapiraí (13.38%) in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . It is in the south of the state, and covers part of the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. It provides the main link between the Serra do Mar State Park and the other conservation units in the Vale do Ribeira. The APA is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, recognized by UNESCO as the first such reserve in Brazil and one of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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