Species of palm
Attalea phalerata palm tree known by the English common name urucuri palm , the Portuguese common name urucurizeiro Spanish common name shapaja [ 1] motacu [ 2] bacuri [ 3] Brazil , Bolivia , Paraguay , and Peru ,[ 1] Amazonia .[ 4] palm tree on the Pantanal .[ 5]
Description
This palm grows up to 18 metres (59 ft 1 in) tall, the trunk rarely reaching more than 4 metres (13 ft 1 in).[ 6] [ 7] [ 7] [ 7]
Ecology
This palm species is of ecological importance and grows in many types of forest; individuals become fertile at 7-10 years of age (1 m height).[ 6] [ 6] dispersed by tapirs , which swallow the fruits whole,[ 8] rheas , agoutis , spiny rats of genus Clyomys caracaras . The hyacinth macaw consumes the seeds and may disperse them, as well.[ 3] Artibeus jamaicensis frugivorous bat . The seeds sometimes germinate there and grow as epiphytes on the palm tree.[ 5] pollinated by sap beetles of genus Mystrops weevils of tribe Madarini .[ 9] Pachymerus cardo [ 8] Rhodinus stali vector of Chagas disease , may infest this tree.[ 2]
Uses
The tree has human uses. The leaves are used to thatch rooftops and the fruits are fed to pigs and other livestock.[ 2] vegetable oil .[ 10] motacú .[ 6] [ 11]
References
^ a b "Attalea phalerata " . Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service , United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 25 January 2018 .^ a b c Justi, S. A., et al. (2010). Infestation of peridomestic Attalea phalerata palms by Rhodnius stali , a vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Alto Beni, Bolivia. Tropical Medicine and International Health 15(6) 727-32.
^ a b Galetti, M. and P. R. Guimarães Jr. (2004). Seed dispersal of Attalea phalerata (Palmae) by Crested caracaras (Caracara plancus ) in the Pantanal and a review of frugivory by raptors. Ararajuba 12(2) 133-35.
^ Choo, J., et al. (2010). Characterization of 14 microsatellite loci in a tropical palm, Attelea phalerata (Arecaceae). [dead link ] American Journal of Botany e105-e106.
^ a b Corrêa, C. E., et al. (2012). Seed banks on Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) stems in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil. Annals of Botany 109 729-34.
^ a b c d Barthlott, W. and M. Winiger. Biodiversity: A Challenge for Development Research and Policy.
^ a b c "Attalea phalerata - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide" . www.palmpedia.net . Retrieved 2018-10-27 .^ a b Quiroga-Castro, V. D. and A. I. Roldán. (2001). The fate of Attalea phalerata (Palmae) seeds dispersed to a tapir latrine. Biotropica 33(3) 472-77.
^ Fava, W. S., et al. (2011). Attalea phalerata and Bactris glaucescens (Arecaceae, Arecoideae): Phenology and pollination ecology in the Pantanal, Brazil.Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants 206(6) 575-84.
^ R., M. Moraes., et al. (1996). Notes on the biology and uses of the Motacú Palm (Attalea phalerata , Arecaceae) from Bolivia. Economic Botany 50(4) 423-28.
^ Brokamp, Grischa (2015). Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America: Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae doi :10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1 . ISBN 978-3-658-08695-4 S2CID 30557398 .
