Ite Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) avec des fruits de la forêt tropicale d'Iwokrama Bouclier de Guyane Guyane Amérique du Sud Octobre

• Contributeur: Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: BGBW5M
• Taille du fichier: 49,9 MB (3,9 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 3406 x 5120 px | 28,8 x 43,3 cm | 11,4 x 17,1 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 19 octobre 2009
• Lieu: Iwokrama Rainforest Guiana Shield Guyana South America October

Informations supplémentaires

The Moriche Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) is also known as the Ité Palm, Ita, Buriti, or aguaje (Peru). It grows in in tropical South America in wet areas. The inflorescence buds are eaten as a vegetable, and the sap can be drunk fresh or fermented. The fruit of a chestnut colour is covered with shiny scales. The yellow flesh covers a hard, oval, nut. The fruit is edible, has a high vitamin C content. It is used to make juice, jam, ice cream, and wine. An oil high in vitamin A is extracted from the pulp and is used to treat burns. Threads and cords are locally produced from the tree's fibers. Propagates by seeds floating in water. Red-bellied Macaw, Sulphury Flycatcher and Moriche Oriole, use it for nesting and food. Many ungulates, fish and monkeys depend on the fruit.

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