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| subdivision = ''O. b. var. bataua'' <small>(Mart.) Burret</small><br />''O. b. var. oligocarpa'' <small>(Griseb. & H.Wendl.) A.J.Hend.</small>
| subdivision = ''O. b. var. bataua'' <small>(Mart.) Burret</small><br />''O. b. var. oligocarpa'' <small>(Griseb. & H.Wendl.) A.J.Hend.</small>
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The '''patawa''', '''sehe''', '''hungurahua''' (Ecuador) or '''mingucha''' (''Oenocarpus bataua'' or ''Jessenia bataua'') is a [[Arecaceae|palm tree]] native to the [[Amazonia]], that produce eatable fruits rich in high quality oil.<ref name="vallejo">Vallejo Rendón, Darío 2002. "Oenocarpus bataua, seje"; ''Colombia Amazónica'', separata especies promisorias 1. Corporación Colombiana para la Amazonia –Araracuara- COA.</ref>
The '''patawa''', '''sehe''', '''hungurahua''' (Ecuador) or '''mingucha''' (''Oenocarpus bataua'' or ''Jessenia bataua'') is a [[Arecaceae|palm tree]] native to the [[Amazonia]], that produce edible fruits rich in high quality oil.<ref name="vallejo">Vallejo Rendón, Darío 2002. "Oenocarpus bataua, seje"; ''Colombia Amazónica'', separata especies promisorias 1. Corporación Colombiana para la Amazonia –Araracuara- COA.</ref>


== Distribution and habitat==
== Distribution and habitat==
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== Description ==
== Description ==
Its stem is solitary, erect, {{convert|10|-|25|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height and {{convert|2|-|3|dm|in|0|abbr=on}} diameter, smooth, ring-shaped. It has 10–16 leaves terminals, [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] 10–50&nbsp;cm, [[rachis]] 3–7 m long; with [[leaflet]]s up till 2 m long and 15&nbsp;cm breadth, approximately 100 to each side, placed in the same plane.<ref name="galeano">Galeano, Gloria 1991. ''Las palmas de la región del Araracuara''. Bogotá: TOPEMBOS - Universidad Nacional. Segunda edición, 1992, p.p. 146-148.</ref>
Its stem is solitary, erect, {{convert|10|-|25|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height and {{convert|2|-|3|dm|in|0|abbr=on}} diameter, smooth, and ring-shaped. It has 10–16 leaf terminals, [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] 10–50&nbsp;cm, [[rachis]] 3–7 m long; with [[leaflet]]s up till 2 m long and 15&nbsp;cm breadth, approximately 100 to each side, placed in the same plane.<ref name="galeano">Galeano, Gloria 1991. ''Las palmas de la región del Araracuara''. Bogotá: TOPEMBOS - Universidad Nacional. Segunda edición, 1992, p.p. 146-148.</ref>


The blossom is 1–2 m long, with about 300 rachilas up till 1.3 m length. The flowers are yellow with [[sepal]]s 2&nbsp;mm and [[petal]]s 7&nbsp;mm long.<ref name="galeano"/>
The blossom is 1–2 m long, with about 300 rachilas up till 1.3 m length. The flowers are yellow with [[sepal]]s 2&nbsp;mm and [[petal]]s 7&nbsp;mm long.<ref name="galeano"/>


== Uses ==
== Uses ==
Traditionally the aboriginals have collected the fruit and mature it in tepid water in order to prepare drunks and also to extract oil<ref name="galeano"/>: its [[drupe]]s, contains 8–10% oil. The fresh ''[[meolo (botany)|meolo]]''<!--make it a red link, needs clarification--> is eatable too. Besides, in these palm grow eatable [[larva]]s of ''[[Rhynchophorus]]''.<ref>La Rotta, Constanza 1990. ''Especies utilizadas por la Comunidad Miraña'': 296-297. Bogotá: WWF - FEN.</ref>
Traditionally the aboriginals have collected the fruit and mature it in tepid water in order to prepare drinks and also to extract oil<ref name="galeano"/>: its [[drupe]]s, contains 8–10% oil. The fresh ''[[meolo (botany)|meolo]]''<!--make it a red link, needs clarification--> is edible too. Besides, in these palm grow edible [[larva]]s of ''[[Rhynchophorus]]''.<ref>La Rotta, Constanza 1990. ''Especies utilizadas por la Comunidad Miraña'': 296-297. Bogotá: WWF - FEN.</ref>


The oil is used by traditional medicine to mitigate cough and bronchitis<ref name="vallejo"/> and to fortify the hair.
The oil is used by traditional medicine to mitigate cough and bronchitis<ref name="vallejo"/> and to fortify the hair.
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The rachis have been used to manufacture arrows and the leaves to make baskets ant construct provisional housings.<ref name="galeano"/>
The rachis have been used to manufacture arrows and the leaves to make baskets ant construct provisional housings.<ref name="galeano"/>


In the future, this palm could be industrialized for oil production,<ref name="vallejo"/> because its quality and its adaptation in poor soils and its abundant production of fruits.
In the future, this palm could be industrialized for oil production,<ref name="vallejo"/> because of its quality, its adaptation in poor soils, and its abundant production of fruits.


== Synonyms ==
== Synonyms ==

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Oenocarpus bataua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Angiospermae
Class:
Liliopsida
Subclass:
Commelinidae
Order:
Arecales
Family:
Arecaceae
Tribe:
Areceae
Subtribe:
Euterpeinae
Genus:
Oenocarpus
Species:
O. bacaba
Binomial name
Oenocarpus bataua
Varieties

O. b. var. bataua (Mart.) Burret
O. b. var. oligocarpa (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) A.J.Hend.

The patawa, sehe, hungurahua (Ecuador) or mingucha (Oenocarpus bataua or Jessenia bataua) is a palm tree native to the Amazonia, that produce edible fruits rich in high quality oil.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is proper of the tropical rainforest and abundant in the wet zones at elevations less than 1000 m, from Panamá to South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyanas, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.[3]

Description

Its stem is solitary, erect, 10–25 m (33–82 ft) in height and 2–3 dm (8–12 in) diameter, smooth, and ring-shaped. It has 10–16 leaf terminals, petiole 10–50 cm, rachis 3–7 m long; with leaflets up till 2 m long and 15 cm breadth, approximately 100 to each side, placed in the same plane.[4]

The blossom is 1–2 m long, with about 300 rachilas up till 1.3 m length. The flowers are yellow with sepals 2 mm and petals 7 mm long.[4]

Uses

Traditionally the aboriginals have collected the fruit and mature it in tepid water in order to prepare drinks and also to extract oil[4]: its drupes, contains 8–10% oil. The fresh meolo is edible too. Besides, in these palm grow edible larvas of Rhynchophorus.[5]

The oil is used by traditional medicine to mitigate cough and bronchitis[2] and to fortify the hair.

The rachis have been used to manufacture arrows and the leaves to make baskets ant construct provisional housings.[4]

In the future, this palm could be industrialized for oil production,[2] because of its quality, its adaptation in poor soils, and its abundant production of fruits.

Synonyms

  • Oenocarpus batawa Wallace (1853), orth. var.
  • Jessenia polycarpa H.Karst. (1857).
  • Jessenia oligocarpa Griseb. & H.Wendl. ex Griseb. (1864)
  • Jessenia repanda Engl. (1865).
  • Jessenia bataua (Mart.) Burret (1928).
  • Jessenia weberbaueri Burret (1929).[3]

References

  1. ^ Martius, Carl von. 1823. Historia Naturalis Palmarum II: 23. Lipsiae (Leipzig): T.O. Weigel.
  2. ^ a b c Vallejo Rendón, Darío 2002. "Oenocarpus bataua, seje"; Colombia Amazónica, separata especies promisorias 1. Corporación Colombiana para la Amazonia –Araracuara- COA.
  3. ^ a b "Oenocarpus bataua var. bataua". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 17 de agosto de 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Galeano, Gloria 1991. Las palmas de la región del Araracuara. Bogotá: TOPEMBOS - Universidad Nacional. Segunda edición, 1992, p.p. 146-148.
  5. ^ La Rotta, Constanza 1990. Especies utilizadas por la Comunidad Miraña: 296-297. Bogotá: WWF - FEN.

External links

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