The ethnobotany ofCarludovica palmata Ruíz & Pavón (Cyclanthaceae) in Amazonian Ecuador |
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Authors: | B C Bennett R Alarcón C Cerón |
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Institution: | 1. New York Botanical Garden, Institute of Economic Botany, 10458-5126, Bronx, New York 3. Ecociencia: Fundación Ecuatoriana de Estudios Ecológicos, Quito, Ecuador 4. Departamento de Biologia, Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador
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Abstract: | All of Ecuador’s indigenous Amazonian people use Carludovica palmata Ruíz & Pavón. The most frequent use is for roof thatching.
Fibers from the petiole also are used to make baskets and to tie small timbers. The Shuar, Achuar and Quichua make mammal
and fish traps from the petiole. The bases of unopened leaf buds and the fruits are edible. The buds have a taste similar
to palm hearts. Carludovica palmata grows in open, disturbed sites often in alluvial soil. Ecuador’s indigenous people often
protect the plant when clearing fields. They also intentionally plant it. The commercial use of its buds for food and the
marketing of native crafts made from C. palmata could rival the plant’s importance in the Panama hat industry. |
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Keywords: | palm leaf buds Panama hat palm Quichua ethnobotany Shuar ethnobotany thatching |
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