The Amazonian Caboclo and the Acai Palm. Adv Econ Bot (16) flora neotropica / Botany of the Chimanta

/ Botany of the Chimanta Massif

and subsequently Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens

and Ian Turner

Villagers may see grasslands as fragile

and information on ethnobotanical and horticultural use

The Amazonian Caboclo and the Acai Palm. Adv Econ Bot (16) flora neotropica / Botany of the ChimantaThis remarkable monograph tells the story of the boom in the aa fruit economyfrom a rural staple to a chic health food delicacy in national and international marketsand examines the development of the production systems and commodity chains required to supply the burgeoning demand for this fruit. It also carefully reconsiders the contested and stigmatized history of the social identity of caboclos.