Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner Europe and the rest of

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

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

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

A cladis­tic analysis based on morphological data and chemical data was performed

Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) NYBG Partner Europe and the rest ofThe 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