Amazon Fruits An Ethnobotanical Journey Nigel Smith by Nigel Smith 9783031128028, 3031128028 instant download after payment.

Most of my fieldwork, starting in 1970, has been with rural folk of mixed ethnic ancestry, sometimes referred to as caboclos, ribeirinhos, or colonos in Brazil. I have visited a few indigenous communities such as the Shipibo at Nueva Cajamarca along the Ucayali in Peru, Juruna and Arara villages along the middle Xingu, and Tukano and Tuyuka settlements along the Uaupés and its affluent the Tiquié. Most of the information on the uses of fruits by indigenous people, and their local names, was obtained from literature and in some cases herbarium specimens. All photo graphs were taken by me with consent.
Sometimes numerous and quite different names exist for a fruit tree by the same indigenous group. This may be in part because of difficulties in comprehending indigenous languages, especially by people not familiar with that language. Multiple names may also be due to linguistic diversity even among the same tribe when they live in different areas, such as the Yanomami who live in scattered villages in northern Roraima, Brazil, and contiguous areas in southern Venezuela. Some names may vary also depending on the age of the tree or may refer to different parts of the tree or bush.
Information on the distribution of fruits was obtained from my field notes, literature, and virtual (online) herbaria of the Missouri Botanical Garden (Tropicos), the New York Botanical Garden, and Kew. Herbarium specimens also provided information on habitats, local names, and how high up the species may reach in mountains.