Use and management of Aphandra natalia (Palmae) in Ecuador
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13924601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H B Pedersen (0000-0002-7617-8919, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 741-753 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin de l’Institut français d’études andines (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0303-7495 • E-ISSN: 2076-5827 |
| Publisher | Institut Francais d'Etudes Andines (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.3406/bifea.1992.1085 |
| OpenAlex | W4312457188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Aphandra natalia (Balslev & Henderson) Barfod is a Phytelephantoid palm from the western Amazon. In Ecuador it is commercially exploited for its edible fruits, and for its leaf sheath and petiole fibers which are used for brooms throughout the country. Fibers are extracted mainly from wild individuals in the forest or those left in pastures and agricultural areas and managed in situ. Management includes protecting the palm when forest is cleared, selective removal of other vegetation, and non-destructive harvesting techniques. Occasionally A. natalia is cultivated
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Amazon rainforest · Archaeology · Biology · Botany · Clearance · Geography · Palm · Petiole (insect anatomy) · Vegetation (pathology · Botanical Research and Applications · Fern and Epiphyte Biology · Medicine · Plant Diversity and Evolution · Ecology · Forestry
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2024 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |