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The açaí palm (/ ə ˈ s aɪ. iː /, Portuguese: ⓘ, from Nheengatu asai), [2] Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that ...
Alexander palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) in strong wind Alexander palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) - fruitThis is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm family, based on Baker & Dransfield (2016), [1] which is a revised listing of genera given in the 2008 edition of Genera Palmarum.
Those having a tree-like form are colloquially called palm trees. [4] Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates.
The Achi are a Maya ethnic group in Guatemala. They live in various municipalities in the department of Baja Verapaz . The municipalities they live in are Cubulco , Rabinal , San Miguel Chicaj , Salamá , San Jerónimo , and Purulhá , in addition to parts of Granados and el Chol .
Socratea exorrhiza, the walking palm or cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 metres in height, with a stem diameter of up to 16 cm, [ 1 ] but is more typically 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter. [ 2 ]
Palm starch is the most important carbohydrate staple in the Aché diet. Palm trees are cut, then a small "window" is cut in the trunk to test out the inner pith, which when edible is soft and juicy with a high concentration of starch. The growing shoot (heart) is extracted from each cut palm, but this resource has a high water content and ...
Chamaerops humilis is a shrub-like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base. It has an underground rhizome which produces shoots with palmate, sclerophyllous leaves. The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2–5 m (10–20 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 20–25 cm (8–10 in).
Timber from this tree is used locally but is not exported; the heartwood is hard and difficult to work, and the wood is liable to split unless dried with care. The seeds are ground into a flour, known as achi, [3] which can be used as a thickening agent, and the active ingredient, a polysaccharide, has been investigated as a wound-healing agent when mixed with snail mucin. [4]