Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner the under-recognized benefits gained from

the under-recognized benefits gained from the forest

and observations of cultivated specimens

and was reluctant to publish autobiographical accounts or even to record his travels for posterity

synonymy and type studies

Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner the under-recognized benefits gained fromThe Palms in the Oenocarpus Jessenia complex are commonly used by people throughout the northern half of lowland South America to produce food, fiber, shelter, fuel, and medicine. The oil contained in the mesocarp of the fruit is physically and chemically identical to olive oil. The mesocarp is also processed into a nutritious, widely consumed beverage. These palms grow in environments generally not suited for conventional agriculture and thus hold