Jan 10, 2020 · The felled and rotten trunk is used to carry out the proto-culture of the edible larva of the coleopteran Rhynchophorus palmarum, an insect, the suri, chontaduro or palm worm, …

Mauritia flexuosa, known as the moriche palm, ité palm, ita, buriti, muriti, miriti (Brazil), canangucho (Colombia), morete or acho (Ecuador), palma real (Bolivia), or aguaje (Peru), is a palm tree.

Feb 17, 2020 · Moriche palm, Ité palm, Ita, Buriti, Canangucho (Colombia), or Aguaje (Peru). Characteristic of low-lying flooded areas throughout South America, distributed between approx. Brazil. Photo by Nando cunha. 14 S Lat and 14 N Lat.

The moriche oriole is a bird closely associated with moriche palms (Mauritia flexuosa ), and it is found in the forests, swamps or savannah where that tree occurs. This bird eats mainly insects, but will also take nectar and some fruit. Its nest is a long hanging basket of grass and other plant fibers, suspended from the end of a moriche palm ...

Jul 12, 2023 · The Moriche Orioles, Icterus chrysocephalus, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It is unrelated to Old World orioles (family Oriolidae). This bird is noted for its close association with the palm Mauritia flexuosa (Moriche, Buriti, Ita, Ité, etc.).

Whilst traveling through Venezuela, the family I stay with introduce me to a local delicacy - The moriche worm. Cuando viajaba por Venezuela, la familia con ...

Moriche palm fruit is a unique fruit with a scale-like skin that grows in the swampy areas of the Amazon rainforest in South America. It’s noted for its intense nutrition and complex flavors that …

Aug 31, 2010 · We describe the use of alerito, the larva of the Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), by the Jivi (Guajibo) community of Alcabala de Guajibo, Amazonas, Venezuela. The Indians gather the palm worms from damaged or …

Otherwise known as the ‘tree of life’, the moriche provides the Indians with fruit, juices and a sweet pulp that can be made into a type of bread. Moreover, the trunk of the palm is used to cultivate a thumb-sized beetle grub, the moriche worm, a nutritious dietary supplement.

Mauritia flexuosa or commonly known as Buriti Palm or Moriche Palm is a slow-growing, dioecious palm tree that grows on wet areas, like swamps, in South America.