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2013-01-01

LEAF AND INFLORESCENCE PRODUCTION OF THE WINE PALM (Attalea butyracea) IN THE DRY MAGDALENA RIVER VALLEY, COLOMBIA

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Palm leaves, sustainable management, leaf harvest, Attalea butyracea, wine palm (es)

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  • Ingrid Olivares
  • Gloria Galeano
The leaves of the wine palm (Attalea butyracea) are collected and harvested along the
Magdalena River Valley in Colombia. Young leaves are used as a ceremonial symbol on
Palm Sunday, and expanded leaves are used for thatching and for making handicrafts.
In order to document leaf production and to evaluate the effect of leaf extraction on
growth and development, we marked 80 individuals under extractive conditions and
40 individuals under non-extractive conditions and we followed leaf production during
seven months. We also studied inflorescence production for one year to evaluate the
potential of A. butyracea as a source of sap for sugar manufacture. Leaf production
in juveniles and sub-adults was correlated to the number of expanded leaves. Leaf
production in adults was correlated with the number of expanded leaves and with
stem size. Palms flower throughout the year, and several inflorescences develop
simultaneously. The flowering peak occurs during the drier season. Inflorescence
production was correlated to the stem height and to the number of expanded leaves,
and it is probably affected by leaf harvest. We recommend leaf extraction only from
individuals with stem over 3 m and with more than 25 expanded leaves. Inflorescence
production of A. butyracea gives the palm a potential for sap extraction.

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LEAF AND INFLORESCENCE PRODUCTION OF THE WINE PALM (Attalea butyracea) IN THE DRY MAGDALENA RIVER VALLEY, COLOMBIA. (2013). Caldasia, 35(1). https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/39096