Beyond Slash and Burn: Building on Indigenous Management. Adv Econ Bot (11) BATH&BODY The Disterigma clade is the

The Disterigma clade is the subject of this monograph and 32 species are here recognized within it

the genus is endemic to the Americas

The Palms in the Oenocarpus-Jessenia complex are commonly used by people throughout the northern half of lowland South America to produce food

Included in this ninth part of the series is an update to the 1984 treatment of Intermountain Penstemon published in volume 4

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Beyond Slash and Burn: Building on Indigenous Management. Adv Econ Bot (11) BATH&BODY The Disterigma clade is theWhat is the world giving up when the tropical rain forests are destroyed? This work reports on the many uses the Kenyah make of the various stages of forest regrowth, the under recognized benefits gained from the forest, and the forest's value beyond what is attached to it by outsiders.