Notes on the biology and uses of the motacú palm (Attalea phalerata, Arecaceae) from Bolivia

Mónica Graciela Moraes Ramirez; Finn Borchsenius; Ulla Blicher-Mathiesen

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Notes on the biology and uses of the motacú palm (Attalea phalerata, Arecaceae) from Bolivia

Mónica Graciela Moraes Ramirez, Finn Borchsenius, Ulla Blicher-Mathiesen

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Abstract

The motacú palm (Attalea phalerata) is widespread in Bolivia and is an economically valuable species as a source of vegetable oil. In Bolivia it is utilized as construction material, food, medicine, cosmetic, and edible oil. Oil extracted from the kernel (60-70% of dry weight) is high in lauric and myristic oils and compares favorably with other tropical oil crops. The palms reach reproductive maturity in 7-10 years and potential oil production from cultivated stands is 1.1-2.4 tons/ha/yr.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	423-428
Number of pages	6
Journal	Economic Botany
Volume	50
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02866525
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arecaceae
Attalea phalerata
Biology
Bolivia
Uses
Vegetable oil

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