The woody species known, used, and preferred as fuelwood were examined in three rural communities within the county of Soledade,
Paraíba State, NE Brazil. Ethnobotanical information was collected using semi-structured interviews with more than 90% of
the local households (55 adult residents; 31 women, and 24 males). The interviewees cited 36 plant species as fuelwoods, distributed
among 30 genera and 15 families, in addition to two unidentified plants. The plant families represented by the largest numbers
of species were Euphorbiaceae, Anacardiaceae, Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Sapotaceae, and Fabaceae. The species Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. (“catingueira”) was cited with the greatest frequency in all three communities. Within the communities we found significant
differences on the number of plants cited and actually used (p < 0.05), indicating that the residents knew more fuelwood species than they effectively harvest. The different distances
from the communities to the urban centers were not related to differences on the use or the size of the stocks of fuelwood.
Additionally, the study revealed that the communities examined still maintain a significant knowledge of the use of energy-providing
plants in spite of the widespread use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
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