Resgate de saberes populares sobre a muta (Blepharocalyx sp) alimento nativo que nunca chegou ao cultivo

PACHECO, Acácio de Andrade; FREITAS FILHO, Davi Goveia de; SANTOS, Pedro Paulo dos; LOPES, Ronielle de Azevedo; LIMA, Mateus da Costa; SILVA, Lucas Batista da

Rescue of Popular Knowledge about the muta (Blepharocalyx sp), native food that never made to farming

Authors

PACHECO, Acácio de Andrade IFPA, Campus Rural de Marabá
FREITAS FILHO, Davi Goveia de IFPA, Campus Rural de Marabá
SANTOS, Pedro Paulo dos IFPA, Campus Parauapebas
LOPES, Ronielle de Azevedo IFPA, Campus Rural de Marabá
LIMA, Mateus da Costa IFPA, Campus Rural de Marabá
SILVA, Lucas Batista da IFPA, Campus Rural de Marabá

Keywords:

Muta, Blepharocalyx, Amazon rain forest, southeastern Pará state

Abstract

The “muta” (Blepharocalyx sp.) Is a vegetable, the fruit of which is appreciated by the inhabitants
of the traditional communities of southeastern Pará. However, this shrub is not cultivated
because it is considered a pasture species. Thus, the objective of this work was to know farmers’
knowledge about the biology and the use of the species under study. Through discourse
analysis, it was possible to describe, from the farmers’ discourses, botanical, ecological, environmental
and sociocultural information associated with the “muta”. At the end, we perceive
the agroecological potential of the species.