The study aimed to gather information about the socioeconomic aspects based on the reports from Spix and Martius expedition compared to the present day. The studied region is inserted in the basin of the Canindé River, of the semi-arid region of Piauí. The research was based on the report of Spix and Martius's book Viagem pelo Brasil, government websites, province reports and bibliographic research. The main ch...
Corchorus hirtus L. belongs to the Malvaceae family, it is commonly found in humid and ruderal environments. The occurrence of this species is recorded in all states of Northeast Brazil, except Piauí. Therefore, the aim of this work is to record the occurrence of the species in an area of Piauí, collected in the county of Oeiras, Riacho Mocha, a region of ecological tension. To portray the geographic distribu...