Abstract Background Domingo de Ramos, or Palm Sunday, is a traditional Christian
religious event where devotees use ramos, which are bouquets currently elaborated from …

Background There have been few studies on the sustainable use of non-timber forest
products in arid and semi-arid zones. The palm Brahea dulcis has been one of the most …

Background Traditional knowledge (TK) has enabled communities to adapt to changes in
life conditions over centuries. However, this local context is being dramatically affected by …

The center of diversity of palms (Arecaceae) in tropical America is found in the Amazon
basin and along the Panamanian isthmus. The greatest palm species richness has been …

Abstract Illegal Palm Heart (Geonoma edulis) Harvest in Costa Rican National Parks:
Patterns of Consumption and Extraction. Illegal extraction of non-timber forest products in …

In this work are described the uses that in Santa Marta region receive the Astrocaryum
mexicanum Liebm., Chamaedorea elegans Mart, Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. and …

Este trabajo analizó la estructura poblacional, producción de frutos y uso tradicional de la
palmera majo (Oenocarpus bataua) en un bosque montano de tres localidades …

A thorough review concerning palm uses in tropical rainforests of north-western South
America was carried out to understand patterns of palm use throughout ecoregions …

Uses of palms in the Pacific lowlands of Colombia SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online
vol.36 issue1 PUYA HAMATA DEMOGRAPHY AS AN INDICATOR OF RECENT FIRE HISTORY …

In this paper we present a myth about the origins of the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes
Kunth), recorded during a research project dedicated to landscape domestication and the …