Arborical and diagnostic inventory of coupins occurrence in two Santarém squares, Pará

Abstract

Squares are public areas with social, environmental and economic function, presenting trees and urban infrastructure in their composition, which provide a sense of well-being to their regulators. However, for the benefits to be proportionate, it is necessary to carry out a thorough planning for the creation of urban green spaces and a perfect coexistence between the vegetation and the urbanistic elements. In this sense, the present study aimed to carry out a tree inventory of the census type, of Quali-quantitative character to know the floristic composition and to diagnose the plant health of trees of two squares in the municipality of Santarém, Pará. Being performed the botanical identification of the species and analyzed the (b) phenology of the individual, (c) position and sanity of the canopy, fuste and Root, (d) Existence of conflicts with the electrical wiring, (e) Need for Management and (f) visual diagnosis of the occurrence of Termites. Eighteen trees were registered in Praça das Flores (Square 1), with Sapupira being the most frequent, and 6 individuals in Piazza Nossa Senhora das Graças (Square 2), the neem being the most common species. In the qualitative evaluation, only square 1 presented a slope and parasites in the tree tops. As for the roots, the outcrop was observed in square 1 and damage to the infrastructure with cracks in the sidewalks due to the root outcrop in square 2. The fuste in both squares were healthy, without occurrence of parasites. Regarding termite diagnosis, both squares did not present visible signs of attack.