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- Title
The case for Borojoa patinoi (Rubiaceae) in the Choco region, Colombia
- Authors
Jessen, J. Heinrich; Daly, Douglas C.; Ricker, Martin
- Abstract
The economic botany of the tree species Borojoa patinoi is presentedafter consulting all available literature and visiting the region. Borogoa patinoi is a noteworthy species in that it is endemic to the biogeographic Choco region, its fruits have high market value, and it is an understory free, which means it can be cultivated without clearing the overstory trees. This paper reviews the literature on the taxonomy and phytogeography of the genus, as well air the production ecology of the species. Two net present value models are presented to analyze the species economically. From the models, we conclude that in many areas in the Choco, planting B. patinoi trees is likely to be economically more competitive than planting commercial timberr species.Furthermore, monocultures of B. patinoi may not be the economically optimal production system. Besides B. patinoi, some other Choco species with edible fruits are suggested for further research.
- Subjects
BOTANY; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Economic Botany, 1997, Vol 51, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
0013-0001
- Publication type
Article