The Palms of the Amazon
In general , it is now becoming recognized that some prehistoric Amazon cultural
groups were considerably more complex than previously supposed , and that the
pottery cultures were considerably older than those from the Andes .
Author: Andrew Henderson
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN:
Page: 362
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The Amazon
Why are palms the most useful group of plants to the indigenous peoples of the
Amazon? Linnaeus himself ... Their aesthetic appeal is undeniable, but their
extraordinary utility is almost always underestimated by people outside the
rainforest.
Author: Mark J. Plotkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190668296
Page: 256
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Ethnobotany in the Neotropics
focused much of his efforts on palms . He lived with Indian tribes and developed
a profound understanding of the interdependence of palms and people in the
Amazon Valley . This relationship was expressed in a small book , Palm Trees of
...
Author: Ghillean T. Prance
Publisher: New York Botanical Garden PressDept
ISBN:
Page: 156
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The Amazonian Caboclo and the A a Palm
It is at the local level that one learns to appreciate the ubiquitous presence of
palms in Amazonian life . People tend , search , exchange , and fight for the right
to use their resource — from fine fibers to sturdy trunks , and from sentimental
and ...
Author: Eduardo S. Brondízio
Publisher: New York Botanical Garden PressDept
ISBN:
Page: 403
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The Palm Tree
On those burning sandy wastes , those Fan Palms , with their pale and drooping
leaves , are like " footprints , " that many ... In the flooded lands , the “ gapo ” or
mouth of the Amazon , we read of " a virgin forest of lofty trees , whose stems are
...
Author: Sophy Moody
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 448
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The Andes and the Amazon
People of the Amazon
A single stump remained attached to each palm , the briefest remnant of a thumb
. For a second , Mother Henriette rested her jutting chin on the woman ' s head : “
This is my beloved Antonia . She has been here longest . She looks after all the ...
Author: Lilo Linke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 189
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Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas
OE NO CARP US This genus of medium-sized to large palms is especially
diverse in the northwestern Amazon region. ... The species of Oenocarpus,
especially the taller ones, are widely appreciated by people throughout northern
South ...
Author: Andrew Henderson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691656126
Page: 502
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A Voyage Up the River Amazon
The producing tree is one of the most beautiful of the palms , the coronal leaves
being six feet in length by two broad , and ... From various palm - fruits are
prepared substances in great request among different classes of people ; but
most ...
Author: William H. Edwards
Publisher: London : J. Murray
ISBN:
Page: 256
View: 900
A Voyage Up the River Amazon Including a Residence at Par
The producing tree is one of the most beautiful of the palms , the coronal leaves
being six feet in length by two broad , and ... From various palm - fruits are
prepared substances in great request among different classes of people ; but
most ...
Author: William Henry Edwards
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 210
View: 810
Palms
Palms
Journal of Human Evolution 18 ( 7 ) : 697 - 716 . Ayres , J . M . 1993 . As Matas de
l ' árzea do Mamiraua : Médio Rio Solimões . Sociedade Civil Mamirauá , Brasília
. Ayres , J . M . C . 1986 . Uakaris and Amazonian flooded forest . Cambridge ...
Author: Michael Goulding
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 356
View: 973
Principes
Fifteen Thousand Miles on the Amazon and Its Tributaries
The grove of piassaba palms was only a few yards back in the forest , and
presented a most singular appearance , the ... Barcellos we found had received
an accession of population , people having returned from somewhere or the
other to ...
Author: Charles Barrington Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 520
View: 548
A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro
With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations of the Climate,
Geography, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley ... It hardens in a few hours
, and is blackened with a smoke produced by burning the nuts of the Urucurí
palm , and is ...
Author: Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 14
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Richard Spruce 1817 1893
It seems that he had a rather ambivalent attitude toward palms . He was well
aware of their importance to indigenous people in the Amazon , and made many
observations on their usefulness , ( 10 ) and also collected artefacts made from ...
Author: M. R. D. Seaward
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Page: 359
View: 497
Exploraton of the Valley of the Amazon
487 , ) " there are Indians , called Canamas , whose height does not exceed five
palms ; and there are others , called ... in the event of these surly fellows
becoming mutinous , I could count upon my Sarayacu people ; so I directed two
of them ...
Author: William Lewis Herndon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 52
View: 571
Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon
487 , ) “ there are Indians , called Canamas , whose height does not exceed five
palms ; and there are others , called ... in the event of these surly fellows
becoming mutinous , I could count upon my Sarayacu people ; so I directed two
of them ...
Author: William Lewis Herndon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page:
View: 917
The Middle Amazon Its People and Geography Eleven Articles
There are however fewer assahi palm trees ( Enteye edulis ) and more caranahi
palms ( Mauritia forrida ) whose fan shaped leaves are excellent for roofing .
There are karana ( Mauritia karana ) , bakaba ( conocerpus bacaba ) , patana ...
Author: Constant Tastevin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Page: 160
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