Abstract
Jequitibá-rosa (Cariniana legalis Mart. O. Kuntze), the symbol tree of São Paulo state, is one of the largest trees of the Atlantic Forest. The species is endemic to Brazil and occur in low population density (less than one tree/ha). However, the Atlantic Forest was intensively fragmented in the last centuries, and today remains only between 11 to 16% of the original forest. Forest fragme…