Syagrus cearensis
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSyagrus cearensis (Portuguese: coco-babão) is a natural palm endemic to Brazil. It is native to the states of Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Ceará Its highest rate of occurrence is within Ceará state, used in the species name. In the state of Ceará, it occurs in environments of Atlantic Forest and sandbanks, and also occurs in the transition to "Caatinga scrub, and on the slopes of the plateaus. It is very similar to the species Syagrus oleracea, but is distinguished by the fruit, which has yellow flesh while S. oleracea has predominantly green fruits even when mature, and also S. cearensis has habit of growth in clumps, rather than the upright growth of the other species. Its fruit is a yellow fibro-mucilaginous drupe with a sweet taste, which is often sold in street markets in their places of origin.
Description
A clumping palm. The clumps have 2-5 arched stems. Sometimes palm are solitary. They are 4-10 m tall. The trunk has rings and is 10-28 cm across. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 3-4 m long and there are 10-15 leaves per stem. There are 100-130 pairs of leaflets in groups of 2-5 and irregularly arranged. The fruit are round. The pulp is thick.
Edible Uses
The fruit flesh and nuts are both eaten, and fruit are occasionally sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The flesh of the fruit is eaten. The nut is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in hills along the Atlantic coast in Brazil.
Where It Grows
Brazil*, South America,
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
Other Information
Fruit are occasionally sold in local markets.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | — | 394 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Also Known As
Babao, Catole, Coco-babao, Coco-catole
References (7)
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- Cruz, M. P., et al, 2013, Knowledge, use and management of native wild edible plants from a seasonal dry forest (NE, Brazil) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2013, 9:79
- Cruz, M. P., et al, 2014, Local perceptions and consumption of native wild edible plants from seasonal dry forests in Brazil. Journal or Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:45
- INFOODS:FAO/INFOODS Databases
- Leticia, Z., et al, 2015, Do Socioeconomic characteristics explain the knowledge and use of native food plants in semiarid environments in Northeastern Brazil? Journal of Arid Environments 115:53-61
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- Lorenzi, H., Bacher, L., Lacerda, M. & Sartori, S., 2006, Brazilian Fruits & Cultivated Exotics. Sao Paulo, Instituto Plantarum de Estuados da Flora Ltda. p 90
- Nascimento, V. T. D., et al, 2013, Knowledge and Use of Wild Food Plants in Areas of Dry Seasonal Forests in Brazil. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 52:317–343
