Traditional Knowledge, use, and management of Aphandra natalia (Arecaceae) in Amazonian Peru

Economic Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-67

  Balslev, Henrik ^a   Knudsen, Tina R ^a   Byg, Anja ^a   Kronborg, Mette ^a   Grandez, César ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Amazon; Amerindian knowledge; Ethnobotany; Indigenous uses; Non timber forest products; NTFP; Palms

Indexed keywords

APHANDRA; APHANDRA NATALIA; ARECACEAE;

EID: 77954028880     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-009-9105-4     Document Type: Article

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