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Mauritia flexuosa

Authority L. Family Liliopsida:Arecidae:Arecales:Palmae Synonyms Mauritia flexuosa muriti, Mauritia flexuosa var. venezuelana Steyerm., Mauritia minor Burret, Mauritia setigera Griseb. & H. Wendl., Mauritia sphaercarpa Burret, Mauritia vinifera L. Common names aguaje (Colombia, Perú), aguaje palm, babinda, burití, buriti palm, buriti-do-brejo, buritizeiro, canaguche, canangucho (Colombia, Ecuador), carandai-guazú (Bolivia), chomiya, coqueiro anajá, coqueiro-buriti, ideuí, inajazeiro, ite palm (Guyana), mangrove, mauriti palm, mirití, morete (Ecuador), morichal (Colombia), moriche (Colombia, Venezuela), murití, palma real (Bolivia), palmeira dos brejos, palmier bâche Editor Ecocrop code 7639

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION An evergreen tree (palm) growing up to 15-40 m tall. USES A fiber crop. The fiber is primarily used for cordage. The fruit can be made into wine through a fermentation process. The pulp of the fruit is edible. ROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Buriti palm, Miriti, Morete, Moriche, Acho, Achual, Achul, Aeta, Aguage, Aguaschi, Aguashi, Arbol de la vida, Awuara,Bache, Biriti, Boriti, Bororo, Brutti, Buri, Bruiti do Brejo, Burritisol, Burity, Burity do brejo, Bury, Cananguchi. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: M. vinifera. Mauritia belong to the palm subdamily Calamoideae. Buriti palm is native of northern South America east of the Andes. In the Amazonian lowland, it can be found at elevations between sea level and 970 m. Mentioned as a useful agroforestry species. In areas with less the 2000 mm of annual rainfall, or with a dry season, water must be avaiable throughout the year.
Sources
SOURCES Pedersen H 1990 pp 37-52 [PH, DRA, USE, RAIN, TEMP, PH, FER, TEXT] Hoyos F J 1984 pp 87 [TEMP, DRA, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 125 [USE] Balick J 1986 pp 214 Nair P 1980 pp 318 [DRA, USE] National AS 1975 pp 133-137 [USE, DRA]