Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) fertilizer Studies of Cycad Reproduction at

Studies of Cycad Reproduction at Fairchild Tropical Garden

the reproductive biology

including the subgenus Grammadenia here proposed

including 28 new species

Systematics and Economic Botany of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia. Adv Econ Bot (3) fertilizer Studies of Cycad Reproduction atThe 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