Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner the meeting drew together the

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

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

the under-recognized benefits gained from the forest

or humus-inhabiting and show the first strong evolutionary development of clampless tramal hyphal systems

Europe and the rest of the world by sharing knowledge from their pioneering project at Knepp in Sussex

Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner the meeting drew together theThe 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