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Distribution
Map uses TDWG level 3 distributions (https://github.com/tdwg/wgsrpd)
W part of the Amazon region in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, usually on terra firme.
Distribution in Ecuador. Common in Ecuador. (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
Distribution in Ecuador. Common in Ecuador. (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 palm. Stem solitary, to 30 m tall and 25-40 cm in diameter, armed with long black spines. Leaves forming a funnel shaped crown, erect and arching, neatly abscising, to 8 m long; pinnae to 150 on each side, evenly spaced or grouped, spreading in different planes, the central ones to 125 cm long and 5 cm wide. Inflorescences erect, purple at first, later brownish yellow, 200-350 cm long; branches ca. 200, the proximal 35-50 cm long, each with 2-3 female flowers on the basal part. Male flowers 4-6 mm long. Female flowers 12-22 mm long, including the stigmas. Fruits obovoid, greyish green, turning yellow to orange at maturity, with a loosely attached, greyish white to brown indument, 6-8 cm long. (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
- Astrocaryum chambira Burret: A partir de los segmentos foliares jóvenes obtienen una fibra con la cual elaboran manilas, hamacas, redes para pescar, morrales, disfraces, etc. (Acero-Duarte, L.E. 1979: Principales plantas útiles de la Amazonia colombiana)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Not identified N/A Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Not identified N/A Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Not identified N/A Colombia Cultural Recreational Spear leaf Not identified N/A Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimentación humana. Fruto y yema apical. (Rios, M., and J. Caballero 1997: Las plantas en la alimentación de la comunidad Ahuano, Amazonía ecuatoriana)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Human Food Food Palm heart Indigenous Quichua Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimentación. Artesanal. Cultural. Medicinal. (Cárdenas, D., C.A. Marín , L.S. Suárez, et al. 2002: Plantas útiles en dos comunidades del Departamento de Putumayo)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Other Not specified Indigenous Huitoto Colombia Human Food Food Not specified Indigenous Huitoto Colombia Cultural Other Not specified Indigenous Huitoto Colombia Medicinal and Veterinary Not specified at all Not specified Indigenous Huitoto Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimentación. Planta de uso doméstico. Planta para juego. (Ortiz, R. 1994: Uso, conocimiento y manejo de lagunos recursos naturales en el mundo Yucuna (Mirití-Paraná, Amazonas, Colombia).)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Yucuna Colombia Cultural Recreational Fruits Indigenous Yucuna Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Not specified Indigenous Yucuna Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimenticio. Artesanal. (Cerón, C.E., C.I. Reyes, L. Tonato,A. Grefa et al. 2006: Estructura, composición y etnobotánica del sendero " Ccottacco Shaiqui", Cuyabeno-Ecuador.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Not specified Indigenous Cofán Ecuador Utensils and Tools Other Not specified Indigenous Cofán Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimento. Cultural. Cultivada. (Flores Paitán, S. 1987: Old managed Fallows at Brillo Nuevo)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Not specified Indigenous Secoya Peru Cultural Other Not specified Indigenous Secoya Peru Human Food Food Not specified Indigenous Bora Peru Human Food Food Not specified Colono N/A Peru Cultural Other Not specified Colono N/A Peru Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Colono N/A Peru Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Indigenous Bora Peru Cultural Other Not specified Indigenous Bora Peru Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Indigenous Secoya Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimento. Fruto. Alimento an. Fruto. Fibra. Cogollo. Leña. Tallo. (Cerón, C.E., and C. Montalvo 2000: Reserva Biológica Limoncocha. Formaciones vegetales, Diversidad y Etnobotánica.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Animal Food Wildlife attractant Fruits Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Other N/A Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Fuel Firewood Stem Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimento. Fruto. Artesanal. Cogollo. Fibra. Cogollo. Alim. Animal. Fruto. (Cerón, C.E., A. Payaguaje, D. Payaguaje et al. 2005: Etnobotánica Secoya)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Secoya Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Secoya Ecuador Animal Food Wildlife attractant Fruits Indigenous Secoya Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimento. Fruto. Fibra. Cogollo. (Cerón, C.E., C. Montalvo, C.I. Reyes, and, D. Andi 2005: Etnobotánica Quichua Limoncocha, Sucumbíos-Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Other N/A Spear leaf Indigenous Quichua Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Alimento. Fruto. Fibra. Hoja. (Cerón, C.E. 1995: Etnobiología de los Cofanes de Dureno, provincia de Sucumbíos, Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Other N/A Spear leaf Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Quichua Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Artesanías. Semilla. Construcción. Tronco. Fibras. Cogollo. (…). Esta práctica va de la mano con la extracción de fibras de la palma Coco de Chambira; la extracción de la fibra se hace de su cogollo, presenta un gran proceso manual y el resultado son los hilos de Chambira, los cuales serán tejidos en la producción de mochilas, collares, manillas, y hamacas. (Forero, M.C. 2005: Aspectos etnobotánicos de uso y manejo de la familia Arecaceae (palmas) en la comunidad indígena Ticuna de Santa Clara de Tarapoto, del resguardo Ticoya del municipio de Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Tikuna Colombia Cultural Personal adornment Seeds Indigenous Tikuna Colombia Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Tikuna Colombia Construction Houses Stem Indigenous Tikuna Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Astrocaryum chambira Burret Español: Chambira. Urarina: Disieé Usos: Medicinal y cosmético — El palmito, los frutos y las raíces son utilizados para la preparación de extractos contra la hepatitis, malaria y la fiebre amarilla; la raíz también sirve contra infecciones. Construcción — Ocasionalmente el tronco es utilizado para los postes (horcones) de las viviendas; las hojas suelen ser utilizadas para el techado de las viviendas, su uso no es frecuente. Herramientas y utensilios — Las hojas tiernas son utilizadas para la obtención de fibras que son utilizadas para la fabricación de abanicos, tapetes (tendidos), bolsas (shilca), hamacas, prendas de vestir, escobas, redes para pesca, también son utilizadas para sellar huecos y rajaduras en las canoas; las espinas son utilizadas como agujas y ocasionalmente en artesanías. Alimenticio — Los frutos maduros son comestibles crudos y utilizados para elaboración de bebidas; el palmito es extraído para ser consumido crudo o cocido; las larvas de coleóptero (suris) que desarrollan en los troncos caídos son cosechadas y consumidas cocidas; las semillas son consumidas crudas como almendras. Para venta — Las cestas, abanicos, tapetes y bolsas fabricadas de las fibras obtenidas de las hojas tiernas son comercializados. Comunidad: 1–30. Voucher: H. Balslev 6641. (Balslev, H., C. Grandez, et al. 2008: Useful palms (Arecaceae) near Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Not identified N/A Peru Construction Houses Stem Not identified N/A Peru Construction Thatch Entire leaf Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spines Not identified N/A Peru Medicinal and Veterinary Infections and infestations Palm heart Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Food Palm heart Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Food Seeds Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Other Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Medicinal and Veterinary Infections and infestations Root Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Beverages Fruits Not identified N/A Peru Medicinal and Veterinary Digestive system Root Not identified N/A Peru Medicinal and Veterinary Infections and infestations Fruits Not identified N/A Peru Other N/A Stem Not identified N/A Peru Medicinal and Veterinary Digestive system Fruits Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Astrocaryum chambira Burret Vernacular names: Opiyencawe, ompuguencawe (adult), onemba (juvenile plants), one (fibre), opiyenca (fruit). Vouchers: Macía et al. #572; Macía et al. #600. Uses. CO: Leaves are occasionally used for thatch in lack of other materials. CU: Immature leaf rachis is used for ceremonial forehead bands and to adorn their arms and legs in feasts. Twine fibre extracted from the epidermis of young spear leaf-pinnae is used to decorate their chest and back in ceremonial activities and as a pelvic band. D: Twined fibre is used to make carrying bags, hammocks, twine and string, thread for necklaces, combs, wicks and to tie many domestic objects. Leaf-pinnae is used to make small baskets for their houses. E: The liquid endosperm of young fruits and that of germinating seeds are edible. The raw palm-heart is edible, and sometimes boiled to soften. F: The residues of the spear leaf-pinnae from fibre extraction are used for kindling. HF: Twined fibre is used to make fishing nets and fishing lines. Petiole leaves are used to carve blowgun darts in lack of other materials. O: The spines of the stem are used to take remove thorns. Larvae of the beetle Rhyncophorus palmarum, living in rotting trunks, are eaten. Note: bags and hammocks are eventually sold. (Macía, M.J. 2004: Multiplicity in palm uses by the Huaorani of Amazonian Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Fuel Fire starter Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Medicinal and Veterinary Skin and subcutaneous tissue Spines Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Petiole Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Human Food Food Seeds Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Other N/A Stem Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Construction Thatch Entire leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Cultural Ritual Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Cultural Ritual Leaf rachis Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Fuel Fire starter Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Human Food Food Palm heart Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Both the inmature and mature fruits are eaten, and the apical leaf shoots provide an important fibre which is rolled into twine for hammocks, fishnets, carrying bags and necklaces. (Davis, E.W., and J.A. Yost 1983: The ethnobotany of the Waorani of eastern Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Braiding (fibres). Petiole. (Kvist, L., M.K. Andersen, J. Stagegaard, M. Hesselsoe, and C. Llapapasca 2001: Extraction from woody plants in flood plain communities in Amazonian Peru: use, choice, evaluation and conservation status of resoruces)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Petiole Mestizo N/A Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Petiole Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Brooms are made from mid ribs of young leaves. (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 Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Leaf rachis Indigenous Siona Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Cestería, pesca, comestible, tejido, artesanal. Opogenkohue tiene muchos usos: las hojas que aún no han abierto o que son tiernas (Tonenkagui), se cortan para sacar tiras con las que se elabora una fibra de muy buena calidad para fabricar hamacas (Ñu), redes de pesca (Yeyeorocain), amarrar las plumas a las lanzas y tejer shigras ( Diyintai). En las fiestas es tradicional usar una banda hecha de las fibras colocada en forma cruzada sobre el pecho (…). De las hojas (Opogenkaba) también se sacan bandas ceremoniales que se llevan en el antebrazo. (…). Alicia (Weixa) nos mostró que en el tronco ya caído de Opogenkohue se ecuentran gusanos que son comestibles ya sea vivos o fritándolos. (Mondragón, M.L., and R. Smith 1997: Bete Quiwiguimamo. Salvando el bosque para vivir sano)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Cultural Ritual Entire leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Cultural Ritual Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Other N/A Stem Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Chambira (Astrocaryum chambira). This palm is used by the natives for its edible fruits (Fig. 10) and for the fibers that it produces. (...). The fibers are extracted from the new leaves and are used for making twine that is woven into many useful items. (Jordan, C.B. 1970: A study of germination and use in twelve palms of Northeastern Peru)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Food Fruits Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Chambira Astrocaryum chambira Fibre/fruit (Coomes, O.T., and G.J. Burt 1997: Indigenous market-oriented agroforestry: dissecting local diversity in western Amazonia)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Other N/A Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Human Food Food Fruits Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Chambira fiber hammocks. (Padoch, C., J.Chota-Inuma, W. De Jong,and J. Unruh 1985: Amazonian agroforestry: a market-oriented system in Peru)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Chambira fiber hammocks. Source of income. (Padoch, C., J. Chota Inuma, W. De Jong, and J. Unruh 1987: Market-Oriented Agroforestry at Tamshiyacu)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Chambira Fiber Palm Astrocaryum chambira Construction (Coomes, O.T. and N. Ban 2004: Cultivated plant species diversity in home gardens of an Amazonian peasant village in northeastern Peru)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Construction Other Not specified Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Commercial purposes. Food. (…). The marketed products of Astrocaryum chambira include both fruits and woven handicrafts from the leaf-bud fibres. Actually, the main resource used for the weaving of bags, fans and hammocks were fibres from A. chambira, (…). (Stagegaard, J., M. Sørensen, and L.P. Kvist 2002: Estimations of the importance of plant resources extracted by inhabitants of the Peruvian Amazon flood plains)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Mestizo N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Construction, crafts, edible fruit. Present in young fallows. (Denevan, W., and J.M. Treacy 1987: Young managed Fallows at Brillo Nuevo)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Construction Other Not specified Indigenous Bora Peru Utensils and Tools Other Not specified Indigenous Bora Peru Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Indigenous Bora Peru Human Food Beverages Fruits Indigenous Bora Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: De cuyas hojas se sacan piolas; la fila interior se usa para escobas, el fruto es comestible. (Mundo Shuar 1977: Las plantas)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Leaf rachis Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Rope Entire leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: De los foliolos de las hojas jóvenes de esta palmera, se obtienen fibras delgadas y muy resistentes que, torcidas manualmente, se emplean para tejer bolsas llamadas "shicras", hamacas, redes y "tarrafas" entre otras cosas. También el foliolo entero, se usa para confeccionar esteras, sombreros y abanicos ("aventadores"). El endospermo inmaturo de la semilla, semejante al coco, es comestible. (Mejía, K.M. 1983: Palmeras y el selvícola amazónico)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Seeds Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Entire leaf Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: El cogollo, los raquis y el fruto. El cogollo tierno y el fruto son comestibles; con los raquis se fabrican escobas y flechas; con las fibras del cogollo se hacen hamacas, píolas y cuerdas que se utilizan en los adornos ceremoniales. Fabricación de utensilios domésticos. Antiguamente se cercaba la maloca con el estípite de esta palma. Animales consumidores: El puerco de monte, la boruga, la ardilla, la danta, el tintín, el guaro y los ratones, consumen este fruto. (La Rotta, C., P. Miraña,M. Miraña, B. Miraña,M. Miraña, and N. Yucuna 1987: Estudio etnobotánico sobre las especies utilizadas por la comunidad indígena Miraña, Amazonas, Colombia)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Miraña Colombia Animal Food Wildlife attractant Fruits Indigenous Miraña Colombia Cultural Ritual Spear leaf Indigenous Miraña Colombia Human Food Food Palm heart Indigenous Miraña Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Leaf rachis Indigenous Miraña Colombia Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Miraña Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Leaf rachis Indigenous Miraña Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Miraña Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: El fruto es comestible; del cogollo joven se saca la fibra para la fabricación de la piola con la cual se fabrican los chinchorros y otros objetos de uso doméstico; la hoja se usa para la elaboración de escobas. (La Rotta, C. 1983: Observaciones etnobotánicas sobre algunas especies utilizadas por la comunidad indígena Andoque (Amazonas, Colombia))
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Andoque Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Andoque Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Indigenous Andoque Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: El hilo de algodón (…). (…). También sirve para chigra o bolsa y , a veces, también para hacer las pretinas, que usualmente son de chambira. (…). También, usan un cuchillo de madera de la palma de pijuayo para abrir los hilos cuando se está tejiendo, usándolo para apretar el tejido. Así se pasa y repasa la soguilla fina de chambira entre los hilos, reemplazando a los palitos hasta terminar (…). (…).La mujer se encarga de cargar los cogollos a casa. (…). La mujer saca la fibra de cada hoja. (…). La fibra torcida es el hilo de chambira. (…). Para hacer la hamaca, se cortan dos palos y se prenden en el suelo, se tiempla la soguilla y se teje la hamaca. La hamaca de chambira se usa en todas las casas de los Matsés. (…). La fibra de chambira sirve para muchos usos, los Matsés hacen pulseras, bolsas para guardar cosas, redes pesqueras de mano, soguilla para los anzuelos, faldas, y otros artículos. (…). La pretina se hace de chambira y a veces de algodón. Los Matsés utilizan la pretina para cagar los niños pequeños. (…). Las mujeres tuercen la fibra de la palmera chambira para hacer soguilla para tejer chigras. (…). Para hacer un cernidor; (…). (…). Una vez terminado, se amarra el borde en círculo con chambira torcida. (…). Las muejeres Matsés hacen escobas de las hojas de la palmera chambira. Después de juntar muchas hojas, tuercen una soguilla de fibra de chambira, juntan las hojas, las amarran y doblan justo por el medio. (…). (flechas). Para que no se ensucie el adorno, se envuelve con una soguilla de fibras de la palmera chambira. (…). Cuando se termina de hacer los huecos en los dientes, se prepara una soguita de fibras de la palmera chambira y se pasa por cada diente, amarrándolos cada uno para que no se muevan. Así se preparan el collar para usarlos en sus cuellos. (…). Espina para hacer tatuajes. (Romanoff, S., D. Manquid, F. Shoque, and D.W. Fleck 2004: La vida tradicional de los Matsés)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Cultural Personal adornment Spines Indigenous Matsés Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Matsés Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Matsés Peru Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Matsés Peru Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Matsés Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: El principal uso de la Palma Chambira (A. chambira) en las comunidades estudiadas en el Trapecio Amazónico es la producción de fibras a partir de sus cogollos y elaborar a partir de ella artesanías para comercializar o artículos involucrados en actividades culturales propias de la región, como trajes, adornos, etc (Figuras 33 y 34). También es una fuente importante de productos alimenticios, tanto por el consumo de sus frutos como por la obtención de Mojojoi (R. palmarum). Otros usos menores de esta especie y registrados en este estudio fueron el uso como planta medicinal, como elemento de construcción o como materia prima para la elaboración de herramientas o utensilios domésticos. (…). Los productos de fibra elaborados por los indígenas son vendidos a turistas o pobladores vecinos, convirtiéndose en una de las principales entradas de dinero para algunas familias de muchas comunidades indígenas. La elaboración de diferentes productos elaborados con la fibra de esta especie (ej. Hamacas, bolsos) se realiza tanto para autoconsumo (30 %), como para vender en la misma comunidad (30 %) y en el mercado de Leticia (25 %); estos productos se producen para vender en menor grado en mercados menores como el de Puerto Nariño o en el de otras comunidades. Debido a la baja demanda de estos productos y a la alta competencia, en los mercados secundarios los precios son bajos, ya que el mercado puede estar muy lejos de algunas comunidades. (…). Productos comercializados en Leticia y Puerto Nariño a partir de la Palma Astrocaryum chambira: Abanicos Pieza 3.000 Aretes Pieza 1.000-3.000 Bolsos Pieza 2.000-50.000 Canasta panera Pieza 10.000 Canastilla Pieza 2.000 Canasto o plato Pieza 2.000-4.000 Collares o gargantillas Pieza 2.000-10.000 Correas Pieza 5.000-10.000 Cuadro Pieza 10.000 Fibra Manojo 1.000 Fibra Rollo 10.000-15.000 Fibra torcida Manojo 2.000 Hamacas Pieza 20.000-150.000 Jicras Pieza 5.000-10.000 Juego de individuales Juego de piezas 10.000 Manillas o pulseras Pieza 1.000-10.000 Mochilas Pieza 7.000-20.000 Sombreros Pieza 8.000-15.000 Tapetes Pieza 30.000-40.000. (…). Los productos artesanales fabricados con semillas de Asaí (E. precatoria), presentan también elementos provenientes de otras especies, como fibra de Chambira (A. chambira) y semillas de Canangucha (M. flexuosa). (Castaño-Arboleda, N., D. Cárdenas, and E. Otavo 2007: Ecología, aprovechamiento y manejo sostenible de nueve especies de plantas del departamento del Amazonas, generadoras de productos maderables y no maderables)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Not specified Colombia Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia Other N/A Stem Indigenous Not specified Colombia Medicinal and Veterinary Not specified at all Not specified Indigenous Not specified Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia Construction Other Not specified Indigenous Not specified Colombia Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Indigenous Not specified Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: En la comunidad de Wacurabá se utilizan sus hojas para obtener la fibra como materia prima en la elaboración de artesanías y elementos culturales. Debido a su resistencia, flexibilidad y durabilidad se pueden confeccionar sombreros, abanicos, sopladores, mochilas, piola, cuerdas y mallas para pescar, cuerdas para colgar el pescado, cedazos, hamacas, bolsos y collares, entre otros. (…). Se utiliza el cogollo de la palma y las hojas que estén buenas (jechas); sin embargo, para otras regiones de la Amazonia, se ha encontrado que sólo se utilizan las hojas jóvenes. Las hojas son llevadas a la casa del artesano donde se extrae la fibra que puede ser trenzada para la elaboración de utensilios. (…). Las técnicas inadecuadas de extracción, como la tala de la palma y el corte indebido del cogollo, pueden vulnerar el estado de este recurso. El Cumare se encuentra en los rastrojos, en el monte bravo (pie del cerro) y en zonas aledañas a la comunidad (Cárdenas, D., J.C. Arias, J.A. Vanegas, D.A. Jiménez, O. Vargas,and L. Gómez 2007: Plantas útiles y promisorias en la Comunidad de Wacurabá (Caño Cuduyarí) en el Departamento de Vaupés (Amazonía Colombiana).)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Cultural Personal adornment Entire leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Entire leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Utensils and Tools Rope Entire leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Entire leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Cubeo Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Excellent hammocks and fairy good cloth, coarse hats, fishing lines, nets and other cordage are made by the Indians from the young leaves of the cumare (Astrocaryum chambira) and the moriche or canangucha (Mauritia minor). (Dugand, A. 1961: Palms of Colombia)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Fibers extracted from leaves for hammocks, fishing nets and baskets ( Astrocaryum chambira, A. standleyanum). (…). Fresh fruits edible (Bactris sp., Phytelephas microcarpa, Ammandra sp., Palandra aequatorialis, Aiphanes caryotaefolia, Aiphanes eggersii, Astrocaryum murumuru, Astrocaryum chambira, Astrocaryum standleyanum, Desmoncus sp., Geonoma sp.). (Balslev, H., and A. Barfod 1987: Ecuadorean palms- an overview)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Secoya Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Siona Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Fibra de hojas. Artesanal. (Cerón, C.E. 1995: Etnobiología de los Cofanes de Dureno, provincia de Sucumbíos, Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Other Entire leaf Indigenous Achuar Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Food. Craft. Commerce. (Pinedo-Vasquez, M., D. Zarin, P. Jipp, et al. 1990: Use-Values of Tree Species in a Communal Forest Reserve in Northeast Peru)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Not specified Mestizo N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: For example the leaf fibers of Astrocaryum chambira is used by indigenous people to make hammocks and handbags (shigra), which is traded in the cities of San Francisco de Orellana (Coca) or Misahualli. (Rodriquez, F. 1996: Waorani hunting and harvesting practices in Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Fruit, endosperm. Terminal bud. Wood for construction. Domestic artifacts and handicrafts. (…). The young growing tip or "heart" of Euterpe precatoria ("hausai") is a well-liked vegetable. Known as "palmito" or "chonta," palm hearts are eaten raw in salads, or cooked and mashed for use in soups. The delicacy is most frequently consumed during the week before Easter. The palmito of several other palms are also eaten, although they are considered to be of inferior quality. Examples include Bactris gasipaes, Iriartea deltoidea R. and P. (Mejia 0060) or "huacrapona," Astrocaryum chambira, and A. huicungo. (…). The immature endosperm of a number of palm fruits is eaten. Among these are: Astrocaryurn chambira Burret (Mejia 0097) or "chambira"; A. Jauari Mart. (Mejia 0095) or "huiririma"; A. huicungo Damm. Ex Burret (Mejia 0096) or "huicungo," and Phytelephas microcarpa R. and P. (Mejia 0069) or "yarina." The fruits of this last species are considered locally to be effective in the control of diabetes. (…). The unopened young leaves of three Astrocaryum species, ¡.e., A. chambira, A. huicungo, and A. jauari, are employed in weaving hats and fans; three leaves are normally required to make a hat. (Mejía, K. 1992: Las palmeras en los mercados de Iquitos)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Human Food Food Seeds Mestizo N/A Peru Construction Other Not specified Mestizo N/A Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Entire leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Human Food Food Palm heart Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Fruto (crudo). Alimento. Fruto. Atractivo para presas de caza. Cogollo. Recipientes y artefactos domésticos. Hoja. Caza. Tronco. Hoja. Combustible. Tronco. Construcción de viviendas. Cogollo. Armas. Cogollo. Cordelería. Tronco. Cría de mojojoy. Hojas. Pesca. Hojas. Juegos. Cogollo. Instrumentos musicales. (…). La recolección de fibra de cumare es una tarea mayormente femenina (…). La extracción consiste en desprender las paredes del cogollo, halando a lado y lado del mismo. Las mujeres obtienen una fibra muy delgada que los hombres utilizan para atar el cono de empuje de los dardos; con las tiras de fibra más gruesa y sin torcer las mujeres elaboran kudji, una "liga" que tanto hombres como mujeres usan en los tobillos y bajo las rodillas; los hombres las llevan un poco más anchas, en sus muñecas. (…). Con la parte dura o base del cogollo fabrican los dardos para cazar aves y también unas pequeñas esteras de juguete. En endocarpio del fruto de esta palma, que es muy duro, contiene una almendra que también consumen. (…). También la usan frecuentemente para obtener fibra , que extraen de la epidermis de los folíolos; (…). Con el cordel de esa fibra elaboran chinchorros, guindos y cordeles para collares. Con los foliolos también fabrican un paca o "cofre" que emplean para guardar objetos personales (…). Con la nervadura del folíolo elaboran la webát o "sopladera" para avivar el fuego. (Cabrera, G., C. Franky, and D. Mahecha 1999: Los nukak: nómadas de la Amazonía colombiana)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Fuel Firewood Entire leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Leaf sheath Indigenous Nukak Colombia Fuel Firewood Stem Indigenous Nukak Colombia Cultural Recreational Spear leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Nukak Colombia Other N/A Stem Indigenous Nukak Colombia Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Cultural Recreational Palm heart Indigenous Nukak Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Palm heart Indigenous Nukak Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Palm heart Indigenous Nukak Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Entire leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Nukak Colombia Construction Houses Stem Indigenous Nukak Colombia Animal Food Wildlife attractant Fruits Indigenous Nukak Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Heart (1); fruits (1) (Byg, A. and H. Balslev 2004: Factors affecting local knowledge of palms in Nangaritza valley, Southeastern Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Palm heart Not identified N/A Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Not identified N/A Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Hojas. Reumatismo: se aplican baños de vapor sobre todo el cuerpo del paciente hirviendo varias hojas en 20 litros de agua. Debe guardarse cama y no tocar agua fría. (Mejía, K., and E. Rengifo 2000: Plantas Medicinales de Uso Popular en la Amazonía Peruana)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Medicinal and Veterinary Musculo-skeletal system Entire leaf Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Likewise, hamkocks and hats made of cumare (Astrocaryum chambira) are sold in town stores in the Amazon and Orinoco regions, as well as in the stores of large cities. (Bernal, R. 1998: Demography of the Vegetable Ivory Palm Phytelephas seemannii in Colombia, and the Impact of Seed Harvesting)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Not specified Not identified N/A Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Not specified Not identified N/A Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Los cogollos tiernos se usan como palmito para comer. Los frutos tiernos sin preparación comen las personas. Los frutos en germinación (plántulas) se sacan del suelo y se come la parte blanda. Cuando se tumba la palma al mes crecen en el estípite larvas que son utilizadas en la alimentación humana. El agua contenida dentro de los frutos se bebe para la sed. Los frutos comen las ardillas, guatusas y guatiles. Las hojas tiernas (cogollos) se usan para extraer las fibras que son utilizados en el tejido de bolsos (dintay) y hamacas (ño) que son comercializados en la comunidad o fuera de ella. El estípete se usa como leña. (Cerón, C.E., and C.G. Montalvo 1998: Etnobotánica de los Huaorani de Quehueiri-Ono, Napo-Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Palm heart Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Other N/A Stem Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Fuel Firewood Stem Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Animal Food Wildlife attractant Fruits Indigenous Huaorani Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Colono N/A Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Los frutos de la chambira son comestibles, tienen un albumen parecido al coco, y el tiempo de maduración es entre diciembre y febrero. Sirven también de alimento a los animales silvestres. (…). El principal producto de esta espacie es una fibra que sirve para hacer cuerdas, hamacas, redes de pescar, bolsas para cargar, cinturones, principalmente. Estos productos son generalmente para uso doméstico, pero en los últimos años ha aumentado su demanda comercial. (Gomez, D., L. Lebrun, N. Paymal, and A. Soldi 1996: Palmas útiles en la provincia de Pastaza. Amazonia ecuatoriana. Manual práctico)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Animal Food Wildlife attractant Fruits Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Los frutos se consumen al natural o en forma de vino. Las clases populares son las que más consumen la fruta, cuyo contenido en provitamina A es muy alto (…). De la nuez se extrae una grasa firme de excelente calidad, superior a la del Coco o Palmera Africana. (…). Como ya se mencionó la hoja sirve para hacer sogas, y del cogollo se extrae palmito, cuya cosecha resulta difícil por la presencia de espinas. (Barriga, R. 1994: Plantas útiles de la Amazonia Peruana: características, usos y posibilidades.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Seeds Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Food Palm heart Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Beverages Fruits Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Rope Entire leaf Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Food Fruits Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Los frutos tienen semillas comestibles. De las hojas jóvenes se extrae una fibra que se usa para la manufactura de hamacas, bolsas y toda clase de manualidades donde se emplea hilo y cordel. (Vásquez, M., and J. B. Vásquez 1998: La extraccíon de productos forestales diferentes de la madera en el ambito de Iquitos-Perú)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Seeds Not identified N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Los vegetales que se emplean en la alimentación, además provienen de la recolección de frutos silvestres durante todo el año; así en los primero meses hasta marzo, se recoge: (…), usahua (fruto de la palmera espinosa), (…), sili-muyu ( palmera), (…). Se pueden encontrar en cualquier época chunta-caspi-muyu, palmitos de chapaja, chambira, ushuahua, ungurahua, patihua, (…), paihua (frutos tiernos o maduros de palmera), (…). Desde mediados y hasta finales de año pueden recolectar: ungurahua-muyu, morete-muyu (…). (…). Entre los artefactos de caza, la bodoquera, elaborada con chonta y cuyaiyura y los dardos de nayoa ( palma similar a la chonta), shiguacara y ungurahua. Ungurahua-muyu. (…). Jessenia bataua. Fruto. Diarrea con sangre. Con los frutos lavados y pelados se hace cocción concentrada. Se toma en ayunas. (Iglesias, G. 1989: Sacha Jambi- El uso de las plantas en la medicina tradicional de los Quichuas del Napo)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Not specified Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Not specified Indigenous Quichua Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Ningún indio sale de su casa sin su pequeña bolsa cuadarada hecha de las fibras de la palma chambira y llamada wambachí, (...). (Karsten, R. 1988: La vida y la cultura de los Shuar. Tomo I)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Para elaborar bolsos, hamacas, redes de pesca, etc. Se saca la fibra de la hoja y se cocina en abundante agua, se deja secar y se somete a proceso de hilado. El fruto es comestible sin previa preparación. (Alarcón, R. 1988: Etnobotánica de los Quichuas de la Amazonia ecuatoriana)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Quichua Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Para sacar fibra y alimentación. Fibra, frutos consumidos por la fauna, productos artesanales. (García, L.J. , M.J.E. Gómez, S.F.I. Ortiz, and P.J.J. Zuluaga 1996: Principales especies nativas de fauna y flora del Caquetá. Usos actuales y potenciales.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Not specified Colono N/A Colombia Animal Food Wildlife attractant Fruits Colono N/A Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Planta semi-cultivadas (protegidas). Parte comestible, hojas, semillas. (Chirif, A. 1978: Salud y nutrición en sociedades nativas)
- Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Presente en chacras. (...). Productos comercializados. (Van der Linden, M., and R. López 1990: Utilización de palmeras amazónicas en el nororiente peruano.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Other N/A Not specified Indigenous Not specified Peru Environmental Agroforestry Entire plant Indigenous Not specified Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Producto empleado en la alimentación. Frutales y otros vegetales. (Huertas, B. 2007: Nuestro territorio Kampu Piyawi (Shawi))
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Not specified Indigenous Shawi Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Remedio para la gripe. El jugo exprimido del cogollo de la planta y diluido en agua se bebe en pequeñas dosis, a intervalos regulares (según la edad del paciente). También se usa para friccionar la cabeza del enfermo. (Cornejo, M. 1998: Ver, Saber, Poder. Chamanismo de los Yagua de la Amazonía Peruana)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Medicinal and Veterinary Respiratory system Palm heart Indigenous Yagua Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Se consume el endosperma inmaturo; de las hojas tiernas se obtienen fibras para la confeccion de bolsas y hamacas. (Mejía, K. 1992: Las palmeras en los mercados de Iquitos)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Food Seeds Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Se consume el endosperma inmaturo; de las hojas tiernas se obtienen fibras para la confeccion de bolsas y hamacas. (Guallart, J.M. 1968: Nomenclatura Jibaro-Aguaruna de Palmeras en el Distrito de Cenepa.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Aguaruna Peru Other N/A Stem Indigenous Aguaruna Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Se extrae la fibra de las hojas tiernas, con la que se confecciona shigras, hamacas y collares. De cada una de las pinnas se extrae la fibra, halando con la mano en forma vertical. Esta fibra se tuerce en conjunto para luego ponerla a hervir durante 55 minutos; posteriormente se lava exponiéndola al sol para que se blanquee. Finalmente se forman cordones con el hilo y se utiliza en el tejido. El endospermo del fruto es comestible. El agua contenida dentro del fruto se da a beber a los niños con el fin de prevenir el sarampión: también se toma el agua como bebida refrescante. (Cerón, C.E. 1995: Etnobiología de los Cofanes de Dureno, provincia de Sucumbíos, Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Medicinal and Veterinary Infections and infestations Fruits Indigenous Cofán Ecuador Cultural Personal adornment Entire leaf Indigenous Cofán Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Cofán Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Indigenous Cofán Ecuador Human Food Food Seeds Indigenous Cofán Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Se le dice tanto en quichua como en español chambira, se utilizan las fibras de las pinnas de las hojas tiernas para tejer shigras o hamacas. Estas fibras se le cocina durante tres o cuatro horas en agua y se les hace secar al aire libre durante cuatro días, para posteriormente tejer las artesanías. Los frutos de esta palma son utilizados por un colono, el señor Estrella de la comunidad de Sata Rosa para hacer collares una vez que caen del árbol.(…). Se comen los frutos sin cocinar cuando están tiernos. (Ponce, M. 1992: Etnobotánica de palmas de Jatun Sacha)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Quichua Ecuador Cultural Personal adornment Fruits Colono N/A Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Indigenous Quichua Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Starchy pulp (Vasquez, R., and A.H. Gentry 1989: Use and misuse of forest-harvested fruits in the Iquitos area)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: String. Spear leaf. (Gilmore, M.P., W.H. Eshbaugh and A.M. Greenberg 2002: The use, construction, and importance of canoes among the Maijuna of the Peruvian Amazon)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Other Spear leaf Indigenous Maijuna Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Tejido de carteras y bolsos conocidas como "Shicras" de las hojas de "Chambira" ( Astrocaryum chambira, Arecaceae). (...). Artesanal, comestible. (Albán, J. 1994: La mujer y las plantas útiles silvestres en la comunidad Cocama-Cocamilla de los ríos Samiria y Marañon.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Not specified Indigenous Cocama Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Cocama Peru Utensils and Tools Other Not specified Indigenous Cocama Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Tessman noted usual uses for similar palms, including the fiber and fruits, (...). (Macbride, J.F. 1960: Flora of Peru Vol. XIII Part 1 Nº 2)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Other N/A Spear leaf Not identified N/A Peru Human Food Beverages Fruits Not identified N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: The chambira palm provides several useful products, including edible fruit and flexible, strong fibre (see Wheeler 1970; Mejia 1988; Padoch 1988; McCann 1993; Dean 1994; Holm Jensen and Balslev 1995;Vormisto 2002). The primary source of fibre is the emergent leaf shoot (cogollo) – a long (2.0–3.5 m) green ‘spear’ containing the pinnae of the new leaf. Fans and hats are made from the leaf pinnae; brooms and baskets from the leaf midrib; and the transparent sub-epidermis of the pinna is transformed into twine that is used in the making of hammocks and handbags.(…). Selling to wholesalers in Iquitos, residents receive about $5/hammock; (…). (Coomes, O.T. 2004: Rain forest 'conservation-through-use'? Chambira palm fibre extraction and handicraft production in a a land-constrained community, Peruvian Amazon)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Leaf rachis Mestizo N/A Peru Human Food Food Fruits Mestizo N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Other N/A Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Entire leaf Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: The chambira palm provides several useful products, including edible fruit and flexible, strong fibre (see Wheeler 1970; Mejia 1988; Padoch 1988; McCann 1993; Dean 1994; Holm Jensen and Balslev 1995;Vormisto 2002). The primary source of fibre is the emergent leaf shoot (cogollo) – a long (2.0–3.5 m) green ‘spear’ containing the pinnae of the new leaf. Fans and hats are made from the leaf pinnae; brooms and baskets from the leaf midrib; and the transparent sub-epidermis of the pinna is transformed into twine that is used in the making of hammocks and handbags.(…). Selling to wholesalers in Iquitos, residents receive about $5/hammock; (…). (Coomes, O.T. 2004: Rain forest 'conservation-through-use'? Chambira palm fibre extraction and handicraft production in a a land-constrained community, Peruvian Amazon)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Human Food Food Fruits Mestizo N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Entire leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Other N/A Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru Utensils and Tools Domestic Leaf rachis Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: The fleshy pericarp of the immature fruit is eaten raw.It has a flavor similar to coconut. The fiber from the pinnae of young fronds is twisted into string. Preparation of the fiber begins with the collection of the palm heart which consists of 20 to 40 fronds. Starting at the base of the pinna, the inner surface, which is the usable fiber, is stripped off. The fiber is boiled in water until about one-third of the water has boiled away. It is removed from the water and hung over a line to dry in the sun. After drying in the sun for a day or two, the fiber is ready to be twisted into string. A long strip of the fiber is torn off, and while the fiber is pulled taut with one hand, it is roiled on the thigh with the palm of the other hand thereby being twisted into string. Another strip of fiber is placed on top of the end of the string and the rolling process continues, adding length to the string. The finished product is wound into skeins. Primary uses of the string are for weaving hammocks, storage bags, and handles for baskets. When used for weaving, the string may be colored with achiote (Bixa orellana) or huito (Genipa americana). The string also is used for stringing seeds or various kinds to make necklaces, fishing lines, finishing and decorating baskets, etc. The centers of the pinnae, once the fiber has been removed, are used to make small hand brooms. Entire fronds of A. chambira, as well as the string manufactured from the fiber, are significant in the girls' puberty ceremony. The fronds are carried across the shoulders of the dancers; pinnae of the leaves are split and cut to even lengths to make fringe for the herns of the bark-cloth costumes; and fiber from the pinnae is bound together at one en to make tassels for the girls' costumes. The string is used to make the crown for the girl's costume and to make her necklaces, armbands, and anklets. (Glenboski, L.L. 1983: The Ethnobotany Of The Tukuna Indians)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Tikuna Colombia Cultural Personal adornment Entire leaf Indigenous Tikuna Colombia Utensils and Tools Domestic Entire leaf Indigenous Tikuna Colombia Cultural Ritual Entire leaf Indigenous Tikuna Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Entire leaf Indigenous Tikuna Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: The leaves provide fiber to make bird traps and cord. Crafts made from the fiber occasionally are sold in the market. The fruits are edible and blowgun darts are made from the petiole. (Bennett, B.C., M.A. Baker, and P. Gómez-Andrade 2002: Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Petiole Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: The man strips down the outside palm fronds exposing the center heart, which consists of small immature blades. He cuts out this heart with either a machete or an ax. The woman puts the palm heart into her bag to take it home, (…). (…). The woman prepares the fiber from the palm heart, which consists of 20 to 40 blades about two to three feet long. (…). Primary uses of chambira fiber string are for weaving hammocks and carrying bags. Secondary uses which do not involve weaving are for fish lines, clothes lines, and string for tying. (Wheeler, M.A. 1970: Siona use of chambira palm fiber)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Siona Colombia Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Siona Colombia Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Siona Colombia Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Siona Colombia - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Tirinkias. La trenza es un cordón que sirve para distintos usos, como sostener el itip´, sujetar el tarach', hacer la shakap y el makich, amarrar el pelo, confeccionar adornos. (…). Se utilizan hilos de kumai o de wasake. (…). ITIP´ (Vestido de varón). (…). Para torcer fibras de wasake, de kumai, de uruch´(…) o de cualquier otra fibra y obtener piolas, se trabaja con la mano y el muslo. Las piolas sirven para hacer redes, bolsas, etc. (…). Shikiar (Bolso de malla). Se hace con piolas de kumai o de wasake (…). (…). Uyunt (bolsa apretada). (…). Neka (red). (…). Otro hilo de kumai se usa para sostener el tampur (tambor) con la mano izquierda. (Bianchi, C. 1982: Artesanías y técnicas Shuar)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Rope Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador Cultural Recreational Spear leaf Indigenous Shuar Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Uso alimenticio. Frutos. (Descola, P. 1989: La selva culta- Simbolismo y praxis en la ecología de los Achuar)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Achuar Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Uso artesanal. (Pacheco, T., R. Burga, P.A. Angulo, and J. Torres 1998: Evaluación de Bosques Secundarios de la zona de Iquitos)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Not specified Mestizo N/A Peru - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Young unopened spear leaves of Astrocaryum chambira are the main source for fiber extraction. (…). Chambira strings are used for weaving or tying carrying bags. (…). While the women produce carrying bags, the men twist and collect huge bundles of string for making hammocks. (…). Also, the chambira string is used for weaving landing-nets that sizes up to 100x200 cm. They are mounted at an oval frame made of a flexible branch and used for catching fish in rivers and lakes (…). (…). Chambira strings are employed for various other purposes and products including lines for clothes, combs, necklaces and other adornments. Springs and straps are made for musical instruments, childrens toys, and households products. (Holm-Jensen, O. and H. Balslev 1995: Ethnobotany of the Fiber Palm Astrocaryum Chambira ( Arecaceae) in Amazonian Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Cultural Recreational Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Not specified Ecuador - Astrocaryum chambira Burret: Young unopened spear leaves of chambira (cogollos) are collected either from old-growth rainforest or from forest fallows.(…). Unopened leaves are harvested with the help of machetes that may be tied on a stick to reach higher (…). (…). People in Brillo Nuevo use chambira string mainly to produce hammocks and bags, although they sometimes also make necklaces, wristlets, and chacapas. Chacapa is a belt made of chambira fiber. (Vormisto, J. 2002: Making and marketing chambira hammocks and bags in the village of Brillo Nuevo, northeastern Peru)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Bora Peru Cultural Cloth and accessories Spear leaf Indigenous Bora Peru Cultural Personal adornment Spear leaf Indigenous Bora Peru
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