WOOD SPECIES USED IN CRAFT BOATS IN PARÁ STATE – BRAZIL

Abstract

The fshing activity in the Northern region of Brazil is important for the sustenance of several families; to perform this activity, small boats are used, produced in small yards that have native wood as the main raw material. This study aimed to identify and characterize macroscopically the wood of the species used in boat production in three Brazilian municipalities of the State of Pará: Abaetetuba, Colares and Vigia. For wood identifcation and study, macroscopic anatomy techniques were used, and at the end, the collected samples were compared with those in the collection of the IAN/EMBRAPA Xylotheque. 19 species were identifed, distributed into 13 families and 18 genera. There is a large number of species used in boat production; however, the commonly used species are Caryocar villosum and Lecythis pisonis.