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Fruit trees and useful plants in Amazonian life /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Other Authors: Shanley, Patricia, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rome, Italy : Food and Agriculture Organization, 2011.
Edition:Rev. eng. ed.
Series:Non-wood forest products ; 20.
Subjects:
Plants, Useful > Amazon River Region.
Plants, Edible > Amazon River Region.
Rain forest plants > Amazon River Region.
Botany, Economic > Amazon River Region.
Fruit > Amazon River Region.
Online Access:PDF version
Table of Contents:
  • Trees and vines
  • Andiroba (Carapa guianensis)
  • Bacuri (Platonia insignis)
  • Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa)
  • Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis)
  • Copaíba (Copaifera spp.)
  • Ipê-roxo, pau d'arco (Tabebuia mpetiginosa)
  • Jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril)
  • Mahogany, mogno (Swietenia macrophylla)
  • Piquiá (Caryocar villosum)
  • Rubber tree, seringueira (Hevea brasiliensis)
  • Titica (Heteropsis spp.)
  • Uxi, uchi (Endopleura uchi)
  • Palm trees and diverse other species
  • Açaí (Euterpe oleracea)
  • Açaí (solitary) (Euterpe precatoria)
  • Buriti, moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa)
  • Inajá (Attalea maripa [syn: Maximiliana maripa])
  • Patauá (Oenocarpus bataua)
  • Pupunha, peach palm (Bactris gasipaes)
  • Tucumã of Amazonas (Astrocaryum aculeatum [syn: A. tucuma])
  • Diverse other species
  • Forests for the people
  • Conflicting uses: diverse perspectives of forest value
  • Multiple-use management
  • Forest culture.