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GARCIA, LC.; BARROS, FV. and LEMOS-FILHO, JP.. Fructification
phenology as an important tool in the recovery of iron mining
areas in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Braz. J. Biol. [online]. 2009,
vol.69, n.3, pp. 887-893. ISSN 1519-6984.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842009000400017. "Canga" is a
name given to the ferruginous rocky fields that can be found in
the "Quadrilátero Ferrífero" of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The
endemism and species richness make them areas of special
biological importance, regarded as high-priority for
conservation. Nevertheless, they are being threatened by intense
mining activity. Aiming to understand more about this flora,
this study was performed in order to determine the maturation or
dispersal period of the fruits of four Canga species, Alibertia
vaccinioides K.Schum. (Rubiaceae), Coccoloba acrostichoides
Cham. (Polygonaceae), Miconia sellowiana Naudin
(Melastomataceae), and one probable new species of Calyptranthes
Sw. (Myrtaceae