“…In some areas, mono‐dominant palm communities cover extensive ranges, such as the Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook communities in northern South America (Colonello, Grande & Marquez Molina, ). The diversity of palm communities and the factors determining diversity have been studied in the western Amazon (Vormisto et al ., ; Bjorholm et al ., ; Normand et al ., ).…”