The Cerrado stricto sensus is characterized by the presence of low, bowed, crooked, and twisted trees with irregular branches, and usually with evidence of forest fire. Shrubs and subshrubs are scattered, with some species showing underground perennial organs (xylopodium), allowing the regrowth after cutting or burning. In the rainy season and herbaceous subshrub stratum become lush due to its rapid growth.
Figure 1 - Stricto Sensus Cerrado, located on Jalapão State Park.
Figure 2 - Portion of Cerrado stricto sensus located Bahia, in the vicinity of the Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station, Tocantins.
The trunks of woody plants often feature a husk with a thick bark, split or grooved, and the apical buds of many species are protected by dense pubescence. The leaves are usually stiff and leathery. These features provide aspects for adapting to dry conditions (xeromorphic). Due to the complexity of its conditioning factors, originate from different subdivisions of Cerrado stricto sensus physiognomic, the main ones being Dense Cerrado, Typical Cerrado and Cerrado Ralo (thin), and Rocky Cerrado.
Figure 3 - Cerrado Stricto Sensus - SR, located in the Jalapão APA, TO.
