Ethnobotany contributes to the scientific knowledge of plant species, and its study also focuses on
the transformation of the knowledge provided by informants to their own community. Being used as
a tool for the rescue of traditional knowledge, as well as the cultural values of the peoples studied.
The subjects of this research are families living in the Sahu-Apé community, Am 070, district of
Iranduba-Am. In the 1960s and 1970s, these families left their lands in Andirá Marau in search of
better education and work conditions. The aim of this research was to describe the ethnobotanical
classification of native species, recognizing its different uses represented in the indigenous
knowledge of the Sateré-Mawé People culture, making possible the enrichment of the IFAM / CMZL
Herbarium. The research was developed in a qualitative-quantitative research approach, allowing
greater interaction between the research subjects and the researcher, as well as the systematization of
the ethnobotanical and symbolic classification of the species use. In addition, questionnaires of open
and closed questions were used. data collect. Twelve species of native plants used by the Sateré for
medicinal, food and handicraft purposes were registered. Among the main collections, the most
symbolic value for the Sateré-Mawé was guaraná (Paullínia cupana), a symbol of their culture. Other
species such as andiroba (Carapa guianensis), jará (Leopoldinia pulchra) and cumaru (Dipteryx
odorata) were also recorded. These records show that despite the migrations of Sateré-Mawé Indians
to other regions and their continued contact with urbanization, their traditional knowledge about
plants has not been forgotten and the use of native species is still present in their culture.
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