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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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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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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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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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Austral Ecology, Volume 50, Issue 7, July 2025.ABSTRACT Demographic studies are essential for understanding how species populations respond over time to environmental conditions and anthropogenic pressures. This knowledge is crucial for developing effective conservation and management strategies. The Arecaceae family (palms), comprising approximately 2500 species, plays significant ecological and ...
Eduardo Mendes +3 more
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Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2019 Introducción: los productos forestales no maderables proporcionan seguridad alimentaria en contextos rurales. Objetivo: ampliar la lista de plantas silvestres prometedoras en Chocó, Colombia. Métodos: entrevistamos a 150 adultos (10% de la población) con
Leonomir Córdoba Tovar +5 more
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Las palmas entre los grupos cazadores-recolectores de la Amazonia Colombiana
Caldasia, 1998 We compare past and present systems of management of palms in the Colombian Amazon, based on archaeological studies of preceramic groups in the middle Caquetá region and ethnographic research on the nomadic Nukak people, who inhabit northeastern Guaviare
Morcote Ríos Gaspar +4 more
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Amerindian names of Colombian palms (Palmae)
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2014 A glossary of 1276 Amerindian names or name variants of palms is presented, representing at least 121 species in 64 aboriginal languages of Colombia. The species with documented names in the largest number of languages are Bactris gasipaes, Oenocarpus ...
Diana Marmolejo +2 more
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The role of wild palms in agroforestry systems in the Neotropics: A review
People and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 2200-2227, December 2024.Abstract Wild palms are among the most important plants in the Neotropics due to their wide distribution, species richness and cultural relevance for humans. In addition to their presence in forests, these plants also occur in anthropogenic systems throughout their range of distribution, but their role in these systems is often overlooked.
Viviana Andrade +3 more
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