And Tapirira guianensis Aubl., with 16 types of use. Out of these, Vauacapoua virgilioides (Kunth) Kuntze possesses the highest use value (3.29) and tapirira guianensis Abul. Possesses the highest values for relative frequency (4.55), relative density (2.72), relative dominance (14.37) and importance value index (21.64) (Table II).
The outstanding families concerning the technology category were: Anacardiaceae and Leg-Caesalpinioideae, with the first one presenting the highest relative dominance and importance value indexes. Anacardiaceae is the second family with the highest values concerning relative density and the fifth with highest use value. In the fuel category, the Melstomataceae, Leg-Caesalpinioideae and Burseraceae families were the ones who stood out most Leg-Caesalpinioideae is the second biggest family in number of species and the fourth in relative density and frequency. The 26 species used in this category are grouped into 17 families, being Burseraceae and Melstomataceae the outstanding ones. Melstomataceae presents the greatest richness, and it is the fourth in importance value index, third in relative density and fifth in forest frequency.
Among the 42 species, there are only a few that can be used as food source by the community, meaning 14 uses, in 40 entries. Only the fruit can be consumed in natura or as juice. The edible species are among the ones that show the lowest relative frequency, relative dominance, relative density and importance value index values (Figure 10). The species that are most used as human food, Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) March. And Byrsonima sericea DC., are not the most frequently found in the studied Atlantic Forest remnant (Table I). Among the plants used as animal food, the most used are Tapirira guianensis Aubl. (resin and fruit), parkia pendula (willd.) Benth. Ex walp. (seed) and Piratinera discolor (schott) Pittier (fruit and seed). Among these, Tapirira guianensis Aubl. Is the most frequent and Piratinera discolor (schott) Pittier the least frequent one in the parcels.