Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner 82% of the species and

82% of the species and 95% of the individual trees are utilized

the meeting drew together the best known palm researchers to reflect on the veritable explosion of palm research that had occurred in the intervening decade

synonymy and type studies

Balick's work is a synthesis of known and new information about this group

Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner 82% of the species andThe 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