Taxon:
Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A. J. Hend.) Barfod
Summary
Place of publication:
Opera Bot. 105:44. 1991
Verified:
04/21/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
English
fiber palm – Portuguese (Brazil)
piaçaba – Spanish
fibra –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Acre | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Morona Santiago | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Napo | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Pastaza | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Loreto | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Ucayali | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | s.e. |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Acre]
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza], Peru [Loreto, Ucayali]
Cultivated
Southern America
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador (s.e.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | potential as oil/fat | fide Rev Peruana Biol 15:107. 2008 | Kronborg, M. et al. 2008. Aphandra natalia (Arecaceae) - a little known source of piassaba fibers from the western Amazon. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(suppl. 1):103-113. |
Materials | fiber | | Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press. |