Acrocomia aculeata
Acrocomia aculeata
(Jacq.) Lodd. et al. ex Mart.
| Ordre | Arecales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Arecaceae |
| Genre | Acrocomia |
2n =
Origine :
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | |
|---|---|
| Anglais |
- fruit comestible (pulpe et amande)
- huile du mésocarpe: savon
- huile des graines : huile alimentaire, savon
- endocarpe : bijoux, boutons
- jeunes feuilles : légume
- bois d'œuvre
- ornemental
- épines pour carder le coton (jadis)
- fibres des feuilles : filets
- médicinal : racine
Sommaire
Description
Noms populaires
| français | dindé, palmier dindé (Guadeloupe) ; glouglou (Martinique, Dominique) ; grougrou palmiste épineux (Martinique) ; grugru (St Vincent, Barbade) ; grogro (Grenadines) (Rollet) |
| anglais | macaw palm (Leeward Isles) (Rollet) |
| caraïbe | lauala |
Classification
Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. et al. ex Mart. (1845)
basionyme :
- Cocos aculeata Jacq. (1763) "aculeatus"
synonymes :
- Acrocomia lasiospatha Mart. (1844)
- Acrocomia mexicana Karw. ex Mart. (1845)
- Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. (1824)
- Acrocomia karukerana Bailey (1941), d'après WFO
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Acrocomia lasiospatha Mart. Palmae. MACAW. MUCUJA PALM. West Indies and Brazil. Its fruit is the size of an apricot, globular and of a greenish-olive color, with a thin layer of firm, edible pulp of an orange color covering the nut, and, though oily and bitter, is much esteemed and eagerly sought after by the natives[1]. This is probably the macaw tree of Wafer.
Acrocomia mexicana Karw. COQUITO HABRASO. COYOLI PALM. Mexico. The fruit, in Mexico, is eaten by the inhabitants but is not much esteemed.
Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. MUCUJA PALM. Tropics of America. The young leaves of this palm are eaten as a vegetable. It is cultivated in British hot-houses[2]. The fruit is the size of a crab and contains a sweet, edible kernel. The husks are full of oil.
Les épines pointues (yaoula) servaient aux Caraïbes à carder le coton (STEHLÉ, HODGE & TAYLOR). Fruit mangé par les enfants (QUESTEL 1951) ; albumen blanc, comestible comme celui du coco (DUSS) ; pulpe un peu acide, amande difficile à extraire, 50-55 % d’huile (FOUQUÉ) ; le bois est noir : pour meubles, tambours, cannes.
Cultivated on the Philippines and Cuba. The palm is utilized as an ornamental tree and for economic purposes. The oily mesocarp is eaten or serves the extraction of oil for the soap production. The seeds, also eaten roasted, furnish an oil, too, used for making soap or, purified, for nutritional purposes. The leaf fibres are made into nets and fishing lines. The hard endocarp is manufactured into juwellery and buttons. The roots are used medicinally. The young leaves are eaten as vegetables.
Références
- Rollet, Bernard et coll., 2010. Arbres des Petites Antilles. Tome 1 : Introduction à la dendrologie. 276 p. Tome 2 : Description des espèces. 866 p. + 46 pl. coul. + CD de photos sur l'anatomie du bois. Basse-Terre, ONF. Voir sur Pl@ntUse : Acrocomia aculeata et Acrocomia karukerana.
