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Attalea phalerata is a species of palm tree known by the English common name urucuri palm , the Portuguese common name urucurizeiro , and the Spanish common name shapaja .[1] Other common names include motacu [2] and bacuri .[3] It is native to Brazil , Bolivia , Paraguay , and Peru ,[1] where it grows along southern and western Amazonia .[4] It is the most common palm tree on the Pantanal .[5]
Description
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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] It has up to 30 feather-like leaves.[7] The bright orange fruits are up to 11 centimetres (4.3 in ) long.[7]
Ecology
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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] Flowering occurs throughout the year and fruiting twice per year.[6] The seeds are dispersed by tapirs , which swallow the fruits whole,[8] and by rheas , agoutis , spiny rats of genus Clyomys , and caracaras . The hyacinth macaw consumes the seeds and may disperse them, as well.[3] The sheaths of the palm often accumulate the seeds of other plants, which are sometimes deposited there by Artibeus jamaicensis , a frugivorous bat . The seeds sometimes germinate there and grow as epiphytes on the palm tree.[5] This palm tree is commonly pollinated by sap beetles of genus Mystrops and weevils of tribe Madarini .[9] The weevil Pachymerus cardo is known to be a seed predator on this species.[8] Rhodinus stali , an insect which is a vector of Chagas disease , may infest this tree.[2]
Uses
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The tree has human uses. The leaves are used to thatch rooftops and the fruits are fed to pigs and other livestock.[2] It is a source of vegetable oil .[10] It is one of the most economically important palm species in Bolivia, where it is known as motacú .[6] [11]
References
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^ 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. Springer 2001.
^ 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 . Wiesbaden: Springer Spektrum. doi :10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1 . ISBN 978-3-658-08695-4 . S2CID 30557398 .
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