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Oenocarpus
''Oenocarpus'' is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. (2004): World Checklist of Arecaceae &ndash''Oenocarpus'' The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-DEC-24. With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. Common names in their native range are ''bacaba'' in Brazil, and ''palma milpesos'' (or just ''milpesos'') in Spanish-speaking countries. These terms may also refer to the best-known member of this genus, '' O. bacaba'', but more precise common names exist for that species. The fruit of ''Oenocarpus'' palms are food for various animals, such as the green aracari ('' Pteroglossus viridis'') for which ''O. bacaba'' fruit are a mainstay food. They are also locally eaten by humans, and these palms are also used in folk medicine. Their wood is useful for handicraft and the fruit ...
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Oenocarpus Balickii
''Oenocarpus'' is a genus of pinnate-leaved Arecaceae, palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central America, Central and tropical South America. (2004): World Checklist of Arecaceae &ndash''Oenocarpus'' The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-DEC-24. With nine species and one natural hybrid (biology), hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. Common names in their native range are ''bacaba'' in Brazil, and ''palma milpesos'' (or just ''milpesos'') in Spanish (language), Spanish-speaking countries. These terms may also refer to the best-known member of this genus, ''Oenocarpus bacaba, O. bacaba'', but more precise common names exist for that species. The fruit of ''Oenocarpus'' palms are food for various animals, such as the green aracari (''Pteroglossus viridis'') for which ''O. bacaba'' fruit are a mainstay food. They are also locally eaten by humans, and these palms ...
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Oenocarpus × Andersonii
''Oenocarpus'' is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. (2004): World Checklist of Arecaceae &ndash''Oenocarpus'' The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-DEC-24. With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. Common names in their native range are ''bacaba'' in Brazil, and ''palma milpesos'' (or just ''milpesos'') in Spanish-speaking countries. These terms may also refer to the best-known member of this genus, '' O. bacaba'', but more precise common names exist for that species. The fruit of ''Oenocarpus'' palms are food for various animals, such as the green aracari ('' Pteroglossus viridis'') for which ''O. bacaba'' fruit are a mainstay food. They are also locally eaten by humans, and these palms are also used in folk medicine. Their wood is useful for handicraft and the fruit ...
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Ungurahui
''Oenocarpus bataua'', the patawa, sehe, hungurahua (Ecuador) or mingucha, is a palm tree native to the Amazon rainforest. The tree produces edible fruits rich in high-quality oil.Vallejo Rendón, Darío 2002. "Oenocarpus bataua, seje"; ''Colombia Amazónica'', separata especies promisorias 1. Corporación Colombiana para la Amazonia –Araracuara- COA. Distribution and habitat It is native to the tropical rainforests of South America and is abundant in the wet zones at elevations less than . Its distribution stretches from Panama and Trinidad to the Amazon basin (Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru). Two varieties are recognized: #''Oenocarpus bataua'' var. ''bataua'' - Panama and South America #''Oenocarpus bataua'' var. ''oligocarpus'' (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) A.J.Hend. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guianas In Western Amazonia, ''O. bataua'' is one of the top three palm species in both frequency and abundance. It reaches its highest densities in soils of low to ...
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Oenocarpus Bacaba
''Oenocarpus bacaba'' is an economically important monoecious fruiting palm native to South America and the Amazon rainforest, which has edible fruits. This plant is cited in ''Flora Brasiliensis'' by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It can reach up to 20–25 metres tall and 15–25 cm in diameter. It grows in well-drained sandy soils of the Amazon basin.Galeano, Gloria 1992. ''Las palmas de la regíon de Araracuara''. Bogotá: TOPEMBOS - Universidad Nacional. Names It is called ''bacaba açu'', ''bacaba-de-leque'', and ''bacaba verdadeira'' in Brazil, ''ungurahui'' in Peru, ''camon'' in French Guiana, ''koemboe'' in Suriname, and ''manoco'' and ''punáma'' in Colombia. The Portuguese ''"bacaba"'' and the Spanish ''"milpesos"'' (or ''"palma milpesos"'') often denote this species, but may refer to any ''Oenocarpus'' palm. In English it has been called ''Turu palm''. Fruit Bacaba produces more fruits than any other palm in central Amazonia, averaging around 2500 per bunc ...
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Oenocarpus Distichus
''Oenocarpus distichus'' is a species of palm, commonly occurring in the southeast of the Amazonia. It is distinguished from the turu palm by the appearance of its opposite leaves.Clay, Jason; Paulo de Tarso B. Sampaio; e Charles R. Clement (2000). ''Biodiversidade amazônica: exemplos e estratégias de utilização'', p. 72. Manaus: INPA/SEBRAE. Uses In Brazil, the palm has been used by indigenous people since ancient times.Pesce, Celestino (1941). ''Oleaginosas da Amazonia''. Oficina Gráfica da Revista da Veterinária; . page 31.Shanley, Patricia e Gabriel Medina (2005). ''Frutiferas e plantas uteis na vida Amazonica''. CIFOR, page. 177. . A thick wine is prepared with the kneaded mesocarp Fruits are the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. They are found in three main anatomical categories: aggregate fruits, multiple fruits, and simple fruits. Fruitlike structures may develop directly from the seed itself rather tha ... juice, highly appreciated locally. ...
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Oenocarpus Circumtextus
''Oenocarpus circumtextus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... References circumtextus Vulnerable plants Endemic flora of Colombia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{palm-stub ...
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Pteroglossus Viridis
The green araçari (''Pteroglossus viridis''), is a toucan, a near-passerine bird. It is found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America (the Guiana Shield), in the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. At 30–40 cm. (12–16 in) long and weighing 110–160 grams (3.9–5.7 oz.), it is the smallest aracari in its range, and among the smallest members of the toucan family. Taxonomy and systematics The green aracari was originally classified in the genus ''Ramphastos''. The species is named for the green feathers covering its back. Description Males' crowns are black, while females' are reddish brown. Behaviour and ecology Breeding Breeding occurs from February to June. It nests in tree cavities, producing 2–4 white eggs. The parents cooperate in rearing their young. Food and feeding Its diet consists mostly of fruit, including the fruits of ''Cecropia'' trees and the palm ''Oenocarpus bacaba''. T ...
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Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction. Generally, it means that each cell has genetic material from two different organisms, whereas an individual where some cells are derived from a different organism is called a chimera. Hybrids are not always intermediates between their parents such as in blending inheritance (a now discredited theory in modern genetics by particulate inheritance), but can show hybrid vigor, sometimes growing larger or taller than either parent. The concept of a hybrid is interpreted differently in animal and plant breeding, where there is interest in the individual parentage. In genetics, attention is focused on the numbers of chromosomes. In taxonomy, a key question is how closely related the parent species are. Species are reproductively isolated by strong barriers to hybridization, which include genetic and morph ...
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 Departments of Colombia, departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the List of cities in Colombia by population, country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a co ...
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