also present is a stretch of well preserved woods, with large fig trees, sapindaceae (matayba elaeagnoides), imbiruçus, many bromeliads, cinnamon, and vines. 

plants such as the matayba have been used in folk medicine due to their diuretic, stimulant, expectorant, anti-helmintic, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory properties.

one of the most important assents of this area are the various animals that populate the reserve.