Análise da distribuição das espécies vegetais nos quintais agroflorestais da comunidade Cabeça Branca, região do Cariri paraibano, Brasil.

Abstract

The aim was to study space variability of the present species in the homegardens in the semiarid region of the state of Paraíba. The survey was carried in the Community Cabeça Branca. Monthly visits were accomplished in the period of august of 2010 to july of 2011, being characterized the floristic in the 11 homegardens of the community. Considering the data, it was observed that the family Annonaceae and Caricaceae were the only ones found in all the homegardens. Related the species, it was verified that Annona squamosa and Carica papaya were registered in the totality homegardens. 35 species that were present in just a homegarden. Of the native plants, the more frequent four were: Caesalpinia pyramidalis, Commiphora leptophloeos, Lippia gracilis and Myracrodruon urundeuva.