Oenocarpus distichus

Oenocarpus distichus[1] is a species of palm, commonly in the southeast of the Amazonia.[2] It is distinguished from turu palm by the notorial appearance of its opposite leaves. [3]

Oenocarpus distichus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Oenocarpus
Species:
O. distichus
Binomial name
Oenocarpus distichus

Uses

In Brazil, the palm has been used by indigenous people since ancient times.[4][5] A thick wine is prepared with the kneaded mesocarp juice, highly appreciated locally. The pulp of the fruits contains 25% oil (10% of the weight of the whole fruit) and produces a light yellow oil.[6]

References
  1. "Benedict Roezl". Scientific American. 20 (519supp): 8280. 1885-12-12. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican12121885-8280asupp. ISSN 0036-8733.
  2. Patiño, Víctor Manuel. (2002). Historia y dispersión de los frutales nativos del neotrópico. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. ISBN 958-694-037-3. OCLC 58802700.
  3. Clay, Jason; Paulo de Tarso B. Sampaio; e Charles R. Clement (2000). Biodiversidade amazônica: exemplos e estratégias de utilização, p. 72. Manaus: INPA/SEBRAE.
  4. Pesce, Celestino (1941). Oleaginosas da Amazonia. Oficina Gráfica da Revista da Veterinária; . page 31.
  5. Shanley, Patricia e Gabriel Medina (2005). Frutiferas e plantas uteis na vida Amazonica. CIFOR, page. 177. ISBN 978-85-88808-02-7.
  6. LeCointe, Paul (1945). O Estado do Pará: a terra, agua e o ar, a fauna e a flora, mineraes. (in portuguese) Comp. Edit. Nac.
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