Palms have been, and still are used for a variety of purposes by local peoples. Palm products are also important export items around the world. This chapter originally focused only on the economic importance of palms, which is now the overview article below. Also included now are articles about the ethnobotany of palms.

• Overview of the Economic Importance of Palms
• Two Palms from Costa Rica and their Ethnobotanical Importance by Javier Martín

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