Rainforest restoration project | Black Jaguar Foundation

The mission of the Black Jaguar Foundation is to bring back the biodiversity along the banks of the Araguaia River through ecological restoration. To accomplish that, we plant a mix of over 70 different native species of trees from the Amazon and Cerrado savanna, aiming to faithfully recreate a healthy ecosystem where animals can thrive and trees can flourish for a better and greener Earth.

Mix of 70+ native tree species

Some of the 70+ species of trees that are flourishing at the moment

in the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor

1. COPAÍBA

2. AROEIRA

3. CAFEZINHO

4. IPÊ-AMARELO

5. CAROBINHA

6. LANDI

7. ANGICO-CUIABANO

8. SOMBREIRO

9. CEGA-MACHADO

10. TAMBORIL

11. FAVELA

12. JATOBÁ-DA-MATA

13. CEDRO

14. ABRICÓ-DE-MACACO

15. SUMAÚMA

16. XIXÁ

17. CACAUÍ

18. MURICI-DO-VARJÃO

19. JENIPAPO

20. TINGUÍ

21. CANJIRANA

22. EMBAÚBA

23. MONGUBA

24. MUTAMBA

25. PENTE DE MACACO

26. INGÁ-DE-METRO

27. BARU

28. GARAPA

29. MAMONINHA

30. MIRINDIBA-MIÚDA

31. PEQUI

32. CAJÁ

33. CAJUEIRO

34. URUCUM

35. SERINGUEIRA

36. SANGRA D’ÁGUA

37. INGÁ-BANANA

38. PAINEIRA

39. CACAU

40. CUPUAÇU

41. CINZEIRO

42. MACACAÚBA

43. GONÇALO-ALVES

44. PAU-FORMIGA

45. IPÊ-ROSA

46. PAU-PÓLVORA

47. LIXEIRA

48. CANJIRANA-PRETA

49. PITOMBA

50. VISGUEIRO

51. CHUVA-DE-OURO

52. ANGICO-BRANCO

53. MORCEGUEIRINHA

54. PAU-PRETO

55. CANZELEIRO

56. PARICÁ

57. PAU-DE-BALSA

58. ANDIROBA

59. MONJOLEIRO

60. CAROBA

61. PATA-DE-VACA-PEQUENA

62. JATOBÁ-DO-CERRADO

63. PATA-DE-VACA-GRANDE

64. MOGNO-
BRASILEIRO

65. JEQUITIBÁ-VERMELHO

66. INGÁ-DO-
BREJO

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Copaíba

About the specie:

Scientific name: Copaifera sp.
Height: 10-15 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: From its trunk it is possible to extract copaiba oil, a substance widely used in traditional medicine and the cosmetics industry.

Aroeira

About the specie:

Scientific name: Astronium urundeuva (M.Allemão) Engl.
Height: 20-25 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: Its wood is very heavy and considered almost imperishable.

Cafezinho

About the specie:

Scientific name: Tapirira guianensis Aubl.
Height: 8-14 meters
Group: Soil-covering
Characteristics: It is a species that occurs practically throughout Brazil, preferring, however, more humid places. Its fruits feed many birds.

Ipê-Amarelo

About the specie:

Scientific name: Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S.O.Grose
Height: 8-20 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: Very ornamental tree due to its flowering in the dry season. Its flowers feed hummingbirds and parakeets. Its wood, of excellent quality, is highly coveted, making the species threatened with extinction in some locations.

Carobinha

About the specie:

Scientific name: Jacaranda sp.
Group: Diversity

Landi

About the specie:

Scientific name: Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess.
Height: 20-30 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: Elegant, moisture-loving tree. It grows on the banks of rivers and on the flooded islands of Araguaia. It is one of the few species that can grow in water!

Angico-Cuiabano

About the specie:

Scientific name: Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul
Height: 15-20 meters
Group: Soil-covering
Characteristics: A tree that grows well in drier soils, angico has the ability to carry out symbiotic associations in its roots with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. This relationship provides nutrients to the plant and helps enrich the soil around it.

Sombreiro

About the specie:

Scientific name: Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard
Height: 6-12 meters
Group: Soil-covering
Characteristics: Because of the speed of its growth and the shade provided, it is an excellent covering species, used to rebuild the forest structure.

Cega-machado

About the specie:

Scientific name: Physocalymma scaberrimum Pohl
Group: Diversity

Tamboril

About the specie:

Scientific name: Enterolobium timbouva Mart
Height: 10-20 meters
Group: Soil-covering
Characteristics: Tree with a wide and very ornamental crown, it has “ear” shaped fruits, much sought after by fauna.

Favela

About the specie:

Scientific name: Enterolobium schomburgkii (Benth.) Benth.
Height: 10-30 meters
Group: Soil-covering
Characteristics: In the region where Black Jaguar Foundation operates, it is one of the first tree species to recolonize a degraded area, highlighting its role in the reconstruction of forests.

Jatobá-da-Mata

About the specie:

Scientific name: Hymenaea courbaril L.
Height: 15-20 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: Its fruits have a floury pulp that, despite the strong smell, has a pleasant flavor and can be used in the manufacture of bread and cakes.

Cedro

About the specie:

Scientific name: Cedrela odorata L.
Height: 25-35 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: In the dry season, this majestic tree loses all of its leaves, which leads some people to think that the tree is dead. The first rains, however, are enough to wake up the plant which, in a matter of days, begins to provide a pleasant shade.

Abricó-de-macaco

About the specie:

Scientific name: Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
Height: 8-15 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: The tree has a remarkable beauty, thanks to its large red flowers, which come directly from the trunk. After the flowers, large bowling ball-shaped fruits exude a very strong smell when ripe. Collect a fruit from the tree, open it and watch the white flesh slowly turn a bluish hue due to oxidation.

Sumaúma

About the specie:

Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Height: 30-40 meters (sometimes reaching 60m)
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: It is one of the tallest trees in the Amazon. The base of its trunk may have large sapopemas, which are projections that help stabilize the tree.

Xixá

About the specie:

Scientific name: Sterculia striata A. St.-Hil. & Naudin
Height: 8-14 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: Its fruits open symmetrically, exposing the orange interior and dark seeds, creating a very ornamental contrast. The seeds are sought after by toucans for food.

Cacauí

About the specie:

Scientific name: Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng
Height: 8-14 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: This type of wild cocoa, which is still little known, has sweet fruits that are almost odorless, but which feed many animals and people.

Murici-do-Varjão

About the specie:

Scientific name: Byrsonima cydoniifolia A.Juss.
Height: 6-10 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: It has edible fruits that are appreciated in the regions of origin. It is a very rustic tree and useful in direct sowing projects.

Jenipapo

About the specie:

Scientific name: Genipa americana L.
Height: 8-14 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: The green fruit is widely used for body painting by the indigenous people of Brazil, as its colorless juice turns dark blue with oxidation.

Tinguí

About the specie:

Scientific name: Magonia pubescens A. St.-Hil.
Height: 6-20 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: This tree is most common in dry forests, the Cerrado and transitional environments.

Canjirana

About the specie:

Scientific name: Vochysia divergens Pohl
Height: 7-18 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: An extremely ornamental tree during flowering, it likes marshy lands influenced by the floods of the Araguaia. It also occurs in the Pantanal.

Embaúba

About the specie:

Scientific name: Cecropia pachystachya Trécul
Height: 4-7 meters
Group: Diversity
Characteristics: A tree with a thin crown, a colonizer of open land, it attracts fauna due to its fruits and leaves, which are much appreciated by sloths.