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USOS DE LAS PALMAS EN LAS TIERRAS BAJAS DEL PACÍFICO COLOMBIANO
Caldasia, 2014 Con el fin de evaluar el conocimiento sobre usos de las palmas en el Pacífico colombiano, para orientar las investigaciones futuras y para definir patrones generales de uso en la región, estudiamos las fuentes de información que documentan usos en esta ...
EVA DOLORES LEDEZMA-RENTERÍA +1 more
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Efeito da heterogeneidade da floresta na composição de espécies de palmeiras na Amazônia Central
Revista de Biologia Neotropical, 2011 Estudos sobre a composição de espécies vegetais contribuem para compreender as interações entre as espécies e como são influenciadas por fatores ecológicos.
Stela Valenti Raupp, Renata Cintra
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Revisiting Amazonian Plants for Skin Care and Disease
Cosmetics, 2017 This review concerns five species of trees and palm trees that occur as dominant plants in different rainforest areas of the Amazon region. Due to their abundance, these species can be exploited as sustainable sources of botanical materials and include ...
Bruno Burlando, Laura Cornara
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Biology of Discocoris drakei (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) on Oenocarpus mapora (Palmae). [PDF]
, 2016 The life cycle of the bug Discocoris drakei Slater & Ashlock (Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) on the inflorescence of the palm Oenocarpus mapora Karsten is described. When the bractea open, hundreds of adults of D.
BESERRA, P. +4 more
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AMAZON RAINFOREST COSMETICS: CHEMICAL APPROACH FOR QUALITY CONTROL
Química Nova, 2016 The market for natural cosmetics featuring ingredients derived from Amazon natural resources is growing worldwide. However, there is neither enough scientific basis nor quality control of these ingredients.
Mariko Funasaki +3 more
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Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.We simultaneously evaluated how the fruiting neighborhood, defined as the number of fruiting palms in a 35 m radius, and relevant traits at the level of individual plants (e.g., height, crop size) and fruits (e.g., fruit and seed size, water, and sucrose content) influenced frugivore visitation and the number of fruits removed per visit in a common ...
Callie Rose Chenevert +3 more
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Plantas útiles en una comunidad indígena Murui-Muinane desplazada a la ciudad de Florencia (Caquetá Colombia) [PDF]
, 2010 Ethnobotanical studies on the displaced indigenous groups of Colombia are scarce. This research report provides a list of 54 plant species (50 genera in 32 families) used by a displaced group of Murui-Muinane (= Witoto, Uitoto, Huitoto) that lives in the
Correa, Marco +3 more
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Avaliação de caracteres de cacho em acessos de patauazeiro. [PDF]
, 2016 O patauá (Oenocarpus bataua Mart.) é uma palmeira nativa da Amazônia que possui importância ecológica e potencial para as populações tradicionais. Assim como as outras espécies do gênero Oenocarpus apresenta potencial ao mercado de polpa processada in ...
BRANDÃO, C. P. +3 more
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Amazonia's Cassava and Manioc Through Historical Times
The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 30, Issue 4, December 2025.ABSTRACT This provocation calls readers to think more deeply about the role anthropology could play in radically disrupting plant blindness. Thanks to Environmental Humanities, the natural world is no longer apprehended as a mere backdrop to human activity.
Laura Rival
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Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 8, Page 1180-1195, September 2025.ABSTRACT The macauba palm (Acrocomia aculeata, Arecaceae) is a Neotropical native oil palm, increasingly important in Central and South America due to rising demand for raw materials and its potential for bioenergy. Understanding its pollinator ecology is crucial to identify new areas for cultivation. This study examines the structure of floral visitor
Javier Carreño‐Barrera +3 more
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