Bailey arecaceae pejibaye, peach palm, pewa, peach nut, pejibave, pupunha. In this work, a process for the extraction and purification of carotenoids from the fruit bactris gasipaes was developed. Optimization of ultrasonicassisted extraction of total carotenoids from peach palm fruit bactris gasipaes byproducts with sunflower oil using response surface methodology. Bactris is placed in the subfamily arecoideae, the tribe cocoseae and the subtribe bactridinae, together with the genera acrocomia, aiphanes, astrocaryum and desmoncus.
Peach palm bactris gasipaes is a multipurpose palm tree native to tropical latin america, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry. There are variations in pericarp colour, fruit size, flesh thickness and texture. K meal with balanced feeds and yellow maize as nutrient sources in the feeding of fattening chickens. It is well spread in these regions, where it is often cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems or more rarely, in monoculture. Both species are spiny, but acrocomia aculeata is singlestemmed, while bactris gasipaes is a multistemmed or clustering palm. The pixbae peach palm fruit, bactris gasipaes is a species of palm native to the tropical. The plant usually forms a clump of stems from suckers at the base. This is a question for anyone who is familiar with the pejibaye research on hawaii. Chontaduro bactris gasipaes k unth colegio bolivar. General information peach palm is a multistemmed, evergreen, feather palm with spiny stems that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The plant list includes 338 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus bactris. Web v palmas comunes del peru field museum of natural. An integrated hypothesis on the domestication of bactris.
In tropical america, the peach palm bactris gasipaes is widely grown for hearts of palm and fruits, both in plantations and on small. Peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth was a staple food crop for many precolumbian amerindian communities in the lowland humid neotropics patino 1963. Ethanolic and aqueous solutions of ionic liquids ils and surfactants were evaluated. Bactris gasipaes synonyms, bactris gasipaes pronunciation, bactris gasipaes translation, english dictionary definition of bactris gasipaes. The fruits have significant amounts of carotenoids, namely, the all trans. Clement cr, rival l, cole dm 2009 domestication of peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth. A quickly developing, erect palm, it achieves a develop stature of up to 20 m 60 feet in 812 years, getting to be hard to climb since a. Arecaceae of north america update, database version 2010 acquired. Bactris gasipaes is an important fruit palm in cultivation around the tropical world. The plant list includes a further 104 scientific plant names of.
A peachpalm bactris gasipaes a1 racemes with fruit in a drupe. Bactris gasipaes in world checklist of selected plant families. The amerindians domesticated peach palm and distributed it throughout much of the amazon basin, northwestern andean region and central america, producing in. Peach palm, bactris gasipaes kunth bioversity international. Peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth is a relatively new food crop with great potential for the humid tropics.
Bactris gasipaes definition of bactris gasipaes by the. Pdf tissue culture of bactris gasipaes via liquid culture. Peach palm bactris gasipaes is a multipurpose palm tree native to tropical latin america, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. Genetic relationships among wild and cultivated populations of peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth, palmae.
Ionic liquidmediated recovery of carotenoids from the. Common names include peachpalm in english and chontaduro in spanish. Arkcoll db, aguiar jpl 1984 peach palm bactris gasipaes h. There are occasional specimens with only a few spines. It is well spread in these regions where it is often cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems or, more.
The palm heart, scientifically known as bactris gasipaes, mainly its fruits, is one of the many examples found in brazilian flora. Bactris gasipaes find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Erect, cylindrical, straight, slender, single or, more. Pdf fertilization response and nutrient diagnosis in. Bactris gasipaes is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of south and central america. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which. Native to tropical america, it is commercially grown to produce heartsofpalm and, to a lesser extent, an edible fruit. Peach palm bactris gasipaes in tropical latin america. Bactris gasipaes, peach palm, pixbae, pewa, chontaduro. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Seedlessness and spinelessness are in part heritable. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in. Yielding fruits and palm hearts, peach palm bactris gasipaes was a staple food crop for many precolumbian amerindian.
The gene pool of cultivated peach palm and its wild relatives is rich in diversity but is subject to genetic erosion creating an urgent need to sample and conserve germplasm. Media in category bactris gasipaesthe following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total. Ionic liquidhigh performance extractive approach to. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Arecaceae palmae peach palm, pixbae, pewa, chontaduro origin. It is an alogamous, monoecious palm tree which adapts well to a. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops.
A breeding program concerned with bactris gasipaes is being carried out simultaneously by three institutions. Institute of plant genetics and crop plant research, gatersleben international plant genetic. Bactris gasipaes is a monoecious palm, 620 metres or taller. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Bactris gasipaes grows erect, with a single slender stem or, more often, several stems to 8 in 20 cm thick, caespitose growing in tufts or clumps. Bactris species, bactris species, peach palm, pupunha. Bactris gasipaes bctgaoverview eppo global database. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The coconut leafminer infestation of laguna, batangas, and tayabas. Bactris gasipaes or more commonly known as peach palm or pejibaye,a tropical spiked palm in the palm family aracacea, one of only a handful couple of palatable palms in its variety of around 50 species. Bactris gasipaes identifying commonly cultivated palms. Pejibaye peach palm bactris gasipaes cultivar from peru on.
It has an extensive but fairly superficial adventitious root system. Peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth is the only palm species with domesticated populations in the neotropics. Genus bactris 1bctg species bactris gasipaes bctga. It is well spread in these regions, where it is often cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems or more. Pdf free file avaible 1,007 kb yielding fruits and palm hearts, peach palm bactris gasipaes was a staple food crop for many precolumbian amerindian communities in the lowland humid neotropics. This useful palm is apparently indigenous to amazonian areas of. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about bactris species, bactris species, peach palm, pupunha bactris gasipaes supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at d.
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