What is the name of the babassu? A note on the confusing use of scientific names for this important palm tree

Abstract Various scientific names are usually found for the babassu in current literature: mainly Orbignya phalerata and Attalea speciosa, but also O. speciosa and O. martiana, among others. This multiplicity of names leads to great confusion in the scientific community causing mistakes to be succes...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Mattos Cavallari, Marcos Miranda Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602016000200533&lng=en&tlng=en