In order to diversify the Brazilian energy matrix, the Federal
Government has established the insertion of biodiesel in the
national fuel market, as a mixture with petroleumediesel [1,2].
Many vegetable oils can be employed in order to obtain
biodiesel by transesterification [3] and the right choice of raw
materials must be always based in technical and economical
aspects. In poor countries with semi-arid lands, it is very
important to find adaptable cultures that are suitable to
promote a sustainable agriculture, to produce biodiesel with
viable prices.
So, the investigation of alternative sources of triacylglycerides
from species adapted at semi-arid lands became a very