Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 611 (1935)

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Distribution

Map uses TDWG level 3 distributions (https://github.com/tdwg/wgsrpd)
Bolivia present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Brazil North present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Brazil Northeast present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Brazil Southeast present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Brazil West-Central present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Colombia present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Ecuador present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Guyana present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Peru present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Suriname present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Venezuela present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B
Widespread in the Amazon region and adjacent areas, from Venezuela to Bolivia, usually at low elevations. In Ecuador it occurs here and there along black water streams and lakes. (Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador)A

Description

  • Canopy or subcanopy palm. Stems clustered, to 20 m tall, and 15-25 cm in diameter, at least on the lower part armed with short conical root spines. Leaves split into ca. 20 one-ribbed segments, these below with a black, web-like indument. Fruits ca. 3 cm long, covered with reddish brown scales. (Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador)A

Use Record

  • Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret: Alimenticio. Construcción. (Cárdenas, D., C.A. Marín , L.S. Suárez, et al. 2002: Plantas útiles en dos comunidades del Departamento de Putumayo)
    Use CategoryUse Sub CategoryPlant PartHuman GroupEthnic GroupCountry
    Human FoodFoodNot specifiedIndigenousHuitotoColombia
    ConstructionOtherNot specifiedIndigenousHuitotoColombia
  • Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret: Alimento. Fruto. Construcción. Tallo. Alim. animal. Fruto. (Cerón, C.E., C. Montalvo, C.I. Reyes, and, D. Andi 2005: Etnobotánica Quichua Limoncocha, Sucumbíos-Ecuador)
    Use CategoryUse Sub CategoryPlant PartHuman GroupEthnic GroupCountry
    Animal FoodWildlife attractantFruitsIndigenousQuichuaEcuador
    Human FoodFoodFruitsIndigenousQuichuaEcuador
    ConstructionHousesStemIndigenousQuichuaEcuador
  • Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret: Boiled fruits are edible. (Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador)
    Use CategoryUse Sub CategoryPlant PartHuman GroupEthnic GroupCountry
    Human FoodFoodFruitsIndigenousSionaEcuador
  • Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret: Construcción. Tallo. Alimento an. Fruto. (Cerón, C.E. 1995: Etnobiología de los Cofanes de Dureno, provincia de Sucumbíos, Ecuador)
    Use CategoryUse Sub CategoryPlant PartHuman GroupEthnic GroupCountry
    Animal FoodWildlife attractantFruitsIndigenousQuichuaEcuador
    ConstructionHousesStemIndigenousQuichuaEcuador
  • Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret: Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret Español: Aguajillo. Urarina: Agueé Usos: Construcción — El tronco es utilizado para los postes (horcones) de las viviendas y en los cercos de campos de cultivo y patios; ocasionalmente la madera es utilizada para las paredes de las viviendas; las hojas son utilizadas en la construcción de los techos para las viviendas temporales y cocinas. Alimenticio — Los frutos maduros son comestibles cocidos y utilizados en la preparación de bebidas; ocasionalmente el palmito es consumido. Comunidad: 1–4, 6–9, 12–16, 18–30. Voucher: H. Balslev 7371. (Balslev, H., C. Grandez, et al. 2008: Useful palms (Arecaceae) near Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon)
    Use CategoryUse Sub CategoryPlant PartHuman GroupEthnic GroupCountry
    ConstructionHousesStemNot identifiedN/APeru
    EnvironmentalFencesStemNot identifiedN/APeru
    Human FoodBeveragesFruitsNot identifiedN/APeru
    ConstructionThatchEntire leafNot identifiedN/APeru
    Human FoodFoodFruitsNot identifiedN/APeru
    Human FoodFoodPalm heartNot identifiedN/APeru
  • Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret: People use their teeth to peel the thon skin before eating the lime yellow pulp the surrounds the single reddish brown seed. In markets, the fruits are often sold from bowls full of water so that the pulp is soft and more palatable. (Smith, N., R. Vásquez, and W. H. Wust 2007: Amazon river fruits. Flavors for Conservation)
    Use CategoryUse Sub CategoryPlant PartHuman GroupEthnic GroupCountry
    Human FoodFoodFruitsNot identifiedN/APeru
  • Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret: Sus hojas se usan para techar viviendas rústicas en el campo, aunque su uso no está generalizado. Sus frutos son consumidos crudos o usados en la preparación de refrescos y la única parte comestible es el mesocarpo que es delgado y carnoso, aunque de sabor ácido. (Moreno Suárez, L., and O.I. Moreno Suárez 2006: Colecciones de las palmeras de Bolivia)
    Use CategoryUse Sub CategoryPlant PartHuman GroupEthnic GroupCountry
    Human FoodBeveragesFruitsNot identifiedN/ABolivia
    ConstructionThatchEntire leafNot identifiedN/ABolivia
    Human FoodFoodFruitsNot identifiedN/ABolivia
  • Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burret: Fruit, mesocarp. (…). The fruit of Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burrett (Mejia 0054), known locally as "aguajillo" because it resembles a miniature aguaje, is also edible and used to prepare a type of aguajina. (Mejía, K. 1992: Las palmeras en los mercados de Iquitos (as Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burret))
  • Mauritia peruviana Becc.: Planta semi-cultivadas (protegidas). Parte comestible, hojas, semillas. (Chirif, A. 1978: Salud y nutrición en sociedades nativas (as Mauritia peruviana Becc.))
  • Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burret: Refresco, pulp. (Vasquez, R., and A.H. Gentry 1989: Use and misuse of forest-harvested fruits in the Iquitos area (as Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burret))
  • Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burret: Se consume el mesocarpio. (Mejía, K. 1992: Las palmeras en los mercados de Iquitos (as Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burret))
  • Mauritia peruviana Becc.: Su fruto se emplea para hacer bebidas fermentables y también se come. Sus hojas las emplean los aguarunas para quemar el interior de las canoas de un solo tronco, y también los "cascos" para otras embarcaciones mayores. En el interior de su tronco se crían "zures" o larvas comestibles. (Guallart, J.M. 1968: Nomenclatura Jibaro-Aguaruna de Palmeras en el Distrito de Cenepa. (as Mauritia peruviana Becc.))

Bibliography

    A. Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador
    B. World Checklist of Arecaceae