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, 2012 Palms (Arecaceae) are one of the most important families of useful plants, and indigenous societies have developed very distinct ways of utilizing this resource. The clonal Euterpe oleracea Mart. has long been used for the preparation of frothy beverages
R. Bussmann, N. Y. P. Zambrana
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Food Plants Eaten by Amazonian Manatees (Trichechus inunguis, Mammalia : Sirenia)
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2002 To determine the feeding habits of the Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis in some Central Amazonian rivers and lakes, we compared plant epidermis found in the stomach contents and/or faeces of animals with a reference collection of plants present in ...
Ioni G. Colares, Elton P. Colares
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A fábrica das plantas globais: uma geografia da globalização das plantas da Amazônia
ConfinsFar from being an under-populated, wild or pristine region, the Amazon rainforest appears on the contrary to be a maker of global plants. What are the mechanisms of the globalization of Amazonian plants?
Bastien Beaufort
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Fish consumption on the Amazon: a review of biodiversity, hydropower and food security issues
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2018 The lack of knowledge about the majority of fish species harvested in Amazonian small-scale fisheries, in association with impacts from hydroelectric power plants, may lead to biodiversity loss and a decrease in the protein food supply for riverine ...
A. Begossi +7 more
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Phytometamorphosis: An Ontology of Becoming in Amazonian Women’s Poetry About Plants
PhilosophiesMetamorphosis is central to Indigenous Amazonian cosmologies, which often posit a period in the past when transformations from one being into another proliferated.
Patricia Vieira
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No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2012 The consumption of greens is reported as being very minor among Amazonian Indians. The authors of this article present a new review of this subject, based on fieldwork with Amerindians and other populations in different parts of the Brazilian Amazon and ...
Esther Katz +8 more
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Antimicrobial activity of amazon medicinal plants
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2023 In recent decades, an increase in resistance of bacteria and fungi to antimicrobials has been observed. Therefore, have each other investigated the antimicrobial potential of plants with medicinal properties.
Paulo Roberto Pires de Souza Júnior +4 more
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Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science, 2023 The Amazon hosts one of the largest and richest rainforests in the world, but its origins remain debated. Growing evidence suggests that geodiversity and geological history played essential roles in shaping the Amazonian flora.
C. Hoorn +3 more
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ToxicsThe study of substances of botanical origin is fundamental for the development of new effective alternatives for the control of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Culicidae), a vector of arboviruses in humans.
Junielson Soares da Silva +8 more
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Plants, 2023 Pracaxi (Penthaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Kuntze) is an Amazonian plant, traditionally used by the native population to treat health disorders such as inflammation, erysipelas, wound healing, muscle pain, ear pain, diarrhea, snake and insect bites as ...
Maria Louze Nobre Lamarão +5 more
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