FUNGOS ENDOFÍTICOS ISOLADOS DO UMBUZEIRO (SPONDIAS TUBEROSA ARRUDA CÂMARA): FONTES ALTERNATIVAS POTENCIAIS PARA A PRODUÇÃO DE ENZIMAS E PIGMENTOS NATURAIS / ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM UMBUZEIRO (SPONDIAS TUBEROSA ARRUDA CÂMARA): POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE SOURCES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENZYMES AND NATURAL PIGMENTS

Spondias tuberosa Arruda (Anacardiaceae), a threatened tree of the Brazilian Caatinga?

Spondias tuberosa Arr., a fructiferous tree endemic to the northeast Brazilian tropical dry forest called Caatinga, accounts for numerous benefits for its ecosystem as well as for the dwellers of the Caatinga. The tree serves as feed for pollinators and dispersers as well as fodder for domestic ruminants, and is a source of additional income for local smallholders and their families. Despite it...

Acute Toxicity and Cytotoxicity Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Spondias tuberosa Arruda Bark: Hematological, Biochemical and Histopathological Evaluation.

Spondias tuberosa Arruda, popularly named as umbu, is native from savanna-like vegetation and widely used for medicinal purposes, however, the toxicological profile is not available yet. This study evaluated the phytochemical profile and acute toxicity and citoxicity of Ethanolic Extract of Spondias tuberosa Arruda Bark (EEStb) in hematological, biochemical and histopathological parameters. Fem...

Phenology of Spondias tuberosa Arruda (Anacardiaceae) under different landscape management regimes and a proposal for a rapid phenological diagnosis using local knowledge

BACKGROUND Studies aimed at investigating the influence of habitat change on species phenology. Studies that investigate people's perceptions of the phenology of certain species still area few; yet this approach is important for effective decision-making for conservation. The aim of this study was to investigate the phenology of Spondias tuberosa Arruda (Anacardiaceae), a native species of econ...

Karyotyping of Spondias L. (Anacardiaceae) Using Fluorescent Microscope

The genus Spondias L. belongs to the Anacardiaceae family and includes 18 species with at least nine Neotropical species [1]. Spondias is native to tropical America and Asia, and Madagascar. Spondias has been used as far as 6500 B.C., in the Tehuacán Valley of Mexico [2]. S. mombin L. (Cajá), S. tuberosa Arruda Câmara (Umbu) and S. purpurea (Serigüela) are the most economically important specie...

Fruit Flies (diptera: Tephritidae) Associated with Umbu ( Spondias Tuberosa ) in the Semiarid Region of Bahia, Brazil