Pará, Almeirim
Mariri (Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V.Morton) Scientific name: Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V.Morton
Botanical Family: Malpighiaceae
Characteristics: A woody liana and climbing plant that uses other plants as support to reach the upper strata of the forest.
Habit: Integrates into the understory vegetation and can reach the canopy using trees as support. It occurs in humid tropical forest environments.
Highlight: Mariri has great cultural and ethnobotanical importance for different indigenous peoples and Amazonian communities, being traditionally used in cultural practices and rituals.
Did you know? The relationship between mariri and the trees that support it is an example of the complex interactions between different forms of life in the forest. Explore the trails that pass through this attraction Location of the Attraction
