The rainforests of the Amazon contain dozens of useful plants that are used in everything from medicine to food, and industrial products like rubber. Some of these plants are listed below.

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accounting for about half the total emissions of gaseous organic compounds from plants. "The Amazon rainforest alone is responsible for over a quarter of these emissions," explains atmospheric ...