The study was carried out in Água Boa municipality district -- MT, in the Araguaia Valley, in a transitional zone between Cerrado and Amazonian. There is a mosaic of vegetation types with the predominance of savannas physiognomies. The aim of this work was to study the floristic composition and the phytosociology of the Cerrado sensu stricto in Água Boa. Ten random plots of 20x50m (1000m²) were sampled. The minimum diameter for measurement of the woody plants was 5 cm at the ground level. Besides the sampling with identification in loco of the species, collection incursions were made in the plots and in nearly areas, to enlarge the study of the floristic composition. Thirty-four botanical families distributed in 60 genera and 80 species were found. The family Leguminosae presented the largest number of species (10), followed by Myrtaceae (7), Vochysiaceae (6) and Malpighiaceae (5). Other 19 families were represented by only one species. The species with higher Index of Importance Value were Curatella americana, Qualea parviflora Mart., Callisthene fasciculata Mart., Mezilaurus crassiramea (Meiss) Taub. and Byrsonima crassa Nied. Thirteen species were represented by only one individual. The density was of 995 plants/ha and the basal area was of 7,5 m² /ha. The Shannon index (H') was 3,69 evidencing the high diversity of the area.
Savanna; Amazon; Brazil; Biodiversity
