The article offers information on Cerrado, the principal vegetation of most of Central Brazil. It is said that the stands of the said vegetation vary in size and density of the trees, from small and scattered to large and dense. The gradient has been codified in terms of basal area of trunks per hectare and divided into four intergrading categories. It is cited that the physiognomic gradient of cerrado vegetation from stands of small, scattered trees through orchard, to well-developed woodland, has been found parallel to soil fertility gradient.