Author(s):

Peters, C. M.
Balick, Michael J.
Kahn, Francis
Anderson, A. B.

Article or Chapter Title:

Oligarchic forest of economic plants in Amazonia: Utilization and conservation of an important tropical resource.

Year:

1989

Journal or Book:

Conservation Biology; Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology 3(4): 341-349

Notes:

Note

The species of Grias cited in this study is Grias neuberthii and not G. peruviana. Fig. 2 clearly shows that the species studied has a relatively long inflorescence rachis; well-defined calyx-lobes from bud through anthesis; and relatively large, persistent bracteoles. All other species of Grias have variable rachis lengths; buds surrounded by a calyx that breaks open at anthesis; and very small bracteoles. The authors state this species make is often a dominant species in seasonally flooded forest on eutric flavisols. Most fruits of this species are consumed locally or sold in small quantities in rural villages. In a different paper, Peters (1990) has demonstrated that 90% of the seeds of G. neuberthii can be harvested without adversely affecting long-term regeneration of the species.

KEYWORDS = Economic botany, fruit production, Grias neuberthii