Protium aracouchini

References

1. [1]Novon Vol. 9 — Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. · 1999 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical publication with a main focus on publishing the names of new and renamed species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
2. [2]Fruits of the Guianan Flora — van Roosmalen. M.G.M. · Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. · 1985 · ISBN 90-9000988-4 ↩︎Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
3. [3]An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences. — Gould G.M. · P. Blakiston's Son & Co.; Philadelphia. · 1907 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A major work at the time, though very dated now. Contains quite a lot of information about medicinal plant uses.
4. [4]Medicinal Plants of Brazil — Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A. · Reference Publications; Michigan. · 2000 · ISBN 0-917256-42-5 ↩︎An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.
5. [5]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
6. [6]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
7. [7]Handbook of S. American Indians. — Steward J. H. (Editor) · US Government Printing Office; Washington · 1946 - 1950 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎In six volumes, a detailed look at the native peoples of S. America - their culture, lifestyle, use of plants etc,
8. [8]Timbers of British Guiana — Stone H.: Freeman W.G. · The Crown Agents for the Colonies: London. · 1914 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A guide to the woods of Guiana, though there is no description of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.