Jan 01, 2018 peach palm bactris gasipaes is a multipurpose palm tree native to tropical latin america, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. Novel microsatellite markers for bactris gasipaes palmae citeseerx. There are occasional specimens with only a few spines. This study aimed at identifying anatomical and histochemical aspects of peach palm seeds that may have influence on germination. Drude 1887 was the first to place guilielma as a subgenus within. Hawaiian agriculture has always been based upon new crop introductions. Peach palm can be subdivided into the cultivated variety, b. Bactris gasipaes in world checklist of selected plant families. Bactris gasipaes kunth peach palm or pejibaye is the only domesticated palm of the neotropics. Ionic liquidhigh performance extractive approach to recover. Anatomical and histochemical aspects of the peach palm bactris. Mechanical properties of pupunha bactris gasipaes palm r. The plant usually forms a clump of stems from suckers at the base.
The geographical distribution and morphogenetic variation of wild and domesticated populations of a crop species are essential information for identifying a center of origin. Temporal variation in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. It can typically grow to 20 metres 66 ft or taller. The institute of food and agricultural sciences ifas is an equal opportunity institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with nondiscrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 23. It is well spread in these regions, where it is often cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems or more rarely, in monoculture. The pejibaye attains a height of 65 to 100 ft 20 30 m and usually produces suckers freely.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This useful palm is apparently indigenous to amazonian areas of colombia, ecuador, peru and brazil, but it has been cultivated and distributed by indians from ancient times, and is so commonly naturalized as an escape that its natural boundaries are obscure. Mechanical properties of pupunha bactris gasipaes palm. It has an extensive but fairly superficial adventitious root system. Bactris gasipaes kunth is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus bactris family arecaceae. General information peach palm is a multistemmed, evergreen, feather palm with spiny stems that can grow up to 20 metres tall. Pdf peach palm, bactris gasipaes kunth researchgate. Biodegradable thermoplastic starch of peach palm bactris. The wood is valuable, and the peach palm also is grown as shade for several crops, such as coffee coffea arabica, citrus citrus, and breadfruit. Feature selection of rapd haplotypes for identifying peach. Arkcoll db and aguiar jpl 1984 peach palm bactris gasipaes h. Thus, we developed an optimized sustainable downstream process mediated by the best solvent with further isolation of the carotenoids and the.
Nowadays, data concerning the composition of caryodendron orinocense karst. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. The fruits are rich in starch and contribute importantly to food security and the cash income of farmers who cultivate them. Bactris gasipaes synonyms, bactris gasipaes pronunciation, bactris gasipaes translation, english dictionary definition of bactris gasipaes. Peach palm bactris gasipaes is a multipurpose palm tree native to tropical latin america, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. The fruits have significant amounts of carotenoids, namely, the all trans. The pixbae peach palm fruit, bactris gasipaes is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of south and central america and is a tropical fruit that is found abundantly in mountain regions and remote areas of panama.
The plant list includes a further 104 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus bactris. However, little information exists about the nutritional requirements of the species under the pedoclimatic conditions of the region, especially if grown under agroforestry conditions. Erect, cylindrical, straight, slender, single or, more often clustered 115 stems, unbranched, 1230 cm thick. Amerindian communities in the lowland humid neotropics patino 1963. There are variations in pericarp colour, fruit size, flesh thickness and texture. Bactris gasipaes kunth, caracterizacao fisicoquimica, carotenoides. Bactris gasipaes definition of bactris gasipaes by the free. Common names include peach palm in english and chontaduro in spanish. Yurimaguas region, peru, using molecular rapd markers. We developed 18 polymorphic microsatellite markers, and found an average of seven alleles per locus in a sample of 14 individuals selected from a germplasm bank. Peach palms could possibly be hybridized with bactris sp some of the uses of peach palm are. Bactris gasipaes identifying commonly cultivated palms.
Costa rica, ecuador, french guiana, honduras, nicaragua, panama, peru, and venezuela. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Biodegradable thermoplastic starch of peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth fruit. The genetic relationships between the crop and its wild relatives are still unclear. Ionic liquidmediated recovery of carotenoids from the. Peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth was a staple food crop for many precolumbian.
In light of this fact, in this paper fatty acids and unsaponifiable fraction composition have been determined using gcms, hplcdad diode array detector, nmr approaches and possible future applications have been preliminary investigated. Ethanolic and aqueous solutions of ionic liquids ils and surfactants were evaluated on the extraction of these pigments. Peach palm has been placed in two different genera at various times. Arecaceae palmae peach palm, pixbae, pewa, chontaduro origin. The palm heart, scientifically known as bactris gasipaes, mainly its fruits, is one of the many examples found in brazilian flora. The present study aimed at determining its chemical composition and its nutritive value in rats. Journal of seed science scientific electronic library online. Peach palm bactris gasipaes in tropical latin america. Genetic differentiation and trade among populations of peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth in the peruvian amazonimplications for genetic resource management. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names. Mineral nutrition of peach palm bactris gasipaes in. Peach palm bactris gasipaes is an important tree crop in amazonia. Peach palm bactris gasipaes has been cultivated and selected by amerindians for many centuries clement and mora urp, 1987, clement, 1988 and is today a common component of agroforestry systems in the amazon region smith, 1996.
Seedlessness and spinelessness are in part heritable. These species are also spiny, but they have praemorse fishtail leaflets, while bactris gasipaes has linear leaflets except for the apical leaflet which is more or less praemorse. Analysis of the genetic variability of peach palm bactris gasipaes in the. Chemical composition of the fruit mesocarp of three peach palm bactris gasipaes populations grown in central amazonia, brazil. Bactris gasipaes, peach palm, pixbae, pewa, chontaduro. The first hawaiians brought their pacific crop complex with them, which included coconut cocos nucifera l. An integrated hypothesis on the domestication of bactris gasipaes. Foliage residue decomposition and nutrient release in peach. 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. Fruit bunches of bactris gasipaes have been analysed in an attempt to select for high oil content.
Chemical composition and nutritive value of peach palm. In this work, a process for the extraction and purification of carotenoids from the fruit bactris gasipaes was developed. A featherleaved palm of south and central america, cultivated for its edible yellow or red fruit and for hearts of palm. Bactris definition is a large genus of tropical american pinnateleaved usually spiny palms family palmae with small fruit consisting of a fibrous pulp enclosing a hard, mostly oily, and sometimes edible nut. Bactris gasipaes kunth peach palm is a palm tree arecaceae widely used by. Chemical characterization and antioxidant activity of. Close genetic proximity between cultivated and wild bactris. Euphorbiaceae and bactris gasipaes kunth arecaceae seed oils are lacking.
Bactris is a genus of spiny palms which is native to the mexico, south and central america and the caribbean. Bactris gasipaes is a monoecious palm, 620 metres or taller. The peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth is the starchy fruit of a palm tree widely cultivated in central and south america. Phylogenetic studies of chloroplast and nuclear dna polymorphism in species from the bactris clade have con. In tropical america, the peach palm bactris gasipaes is widely grown for hearts of palm and fruits, both in plantations and on small farms. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 18855 with original publication details. Most species are small trees about 2 metres 6 ft 7 in tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. Bactris gasipaes kunth peach palm is a palm tree arecaceae widely used by amazon people, whose seeds have dormancy of unknown cause, which result in difficulties on producing uniform seedlings. Bactris definition is a large genus of tropical american pinnateleaved usually spiny palms family palmae with small fruit consisting of a fibrous pulp enclosing a. Bactris gasipaes kunth peach palm subordinate taxa.
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