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Brazilian Buriti Palm Fiber (Mauritia flexuosa Mart.)

2016
The buriti (Mauritia flexuosa Mart.) is a palm tree present in the Brazilian territory, mainly in the Amazon Forest and Cerrado biomes, and throughout South America. It is known as the “Tree of Life” because all of its parts can be fully used, being the main source of income for many people in rural communities.
Ivete Maria Cattani, Júlia Baruque-Ramos   +1 more
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Phytochemistry Profile, Nutritional Properties and Pharmacological Activities of Mauritia flexuosa

Journal of Food Science, 2016
Abstract Mauritia flexuosa L. (Arecaceae) is a popular Brazilian fruit known as “buriti” and belonging to the category of functional foods. This work reviewed the phytochemistry profile, nutritional and pharmacological activities of M. flexuosa . The main
Joilane Alves, Pereira Freire, Karla Bruna Nogueira Torres, Barros, Layana Karine Farias, Lima, Julyanna Maciel, Martins, Yan de Carvalho, Araújo, George Laylson, da Silva Oliveira, Jailane, de Souza Aquino, Paulo Michel Pinheiro, Ferreira   +7 more
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Cytological aspects of recalcitrance in dormant seeds of Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae)

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2016
We evaluated the physiological and cytological aspects of the embryos of the palm tree Mauritia flexuosa, whose seeds show a rare association of recalcitrance and dormancy. Seeds were subjected to dehydration, or stored with stabilized water contents for 420 days.
Victor Hugo S. Veloso, Leonardo M. Ribeiro, Maria Olívia Mercadante-Simões, Yule Roberta F. Nunes   +3 more
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Ethnobotany of Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) in a Maroon Community in Central Brazil

Economic Botany, 2011
Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.f.), a Brazilian native palm, is widely used by many ethnic groups. In central Brazil, a traditional community of African descendants (maroons), known as the Kalunga, utilize all the native palm species of the region. Buriti is the most important palm species for the Engenho II community of Kalungas, localized in the ...
Renata C. Martins, Tarciso S. Filgueiras, Ulysses P. de Albuquerque   +2 more
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Infrared absorption spectra of Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.) oil

Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2003
Abstract Room temperature infrared absorption spectra from 650 to 4000 cm −1 of Buriti ( Mauritia flexuosa L.) oil, a fruit from the Amazon region, is given. It is composed basically of fatty acids, tocopherols and carotenoids. The assignment of the observed bands was done based on the correlations with the infrared spectra of its individual ...
M.L.S. Albuquerque, I. Guedes, P. Alcantara, S.G.C. Moreira   +3 more
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Seed structure and germination in buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), the Swamp palm

Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants, 2014
Associations of recalcitrance and dormancy are rare, and little information is available concerning the structure of seeds demonstrating this type of behavior or their ecological implications. Mauritia flexuosa is a palm tree associated with swampy environments in the Amazon rainforest and areas of Cerrado (neotropical savanna), the latter biome having
Renata Santana Silva, Leonardo Monteiro Ribeiro, Maria Olívia Mercadante-Simões, Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes, Paulo Sérgio Nascimento Lopes   +4 more
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Mauritia flexuosa (wine palm)

PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank, 2022
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Nutritional properties of Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) and health benefits

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2023
Nara Rúbia Rodrigues do Nascimento Silva, Rodrigo Barbosa Monteiro Cavalcante, Flávio Alves da Silva   +2 more
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Mauritia flexuosa

2023
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Potential Wound Healing Effect of Gel Based on Chicha Gum, Chitosan, and Mauritia flexuosa Oil

Biomedicines, 2022
Josy A Osajima, Carla Oliveira, Leticia M. Estevinho   +2 more
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