Guilielma Speciosa
The peach palm of Venezuela. The fruits are borne in large drooping bunches, and their fleshy outer portion contains starchy matter, which forms a portion of the food of the natives. They are cooked a...
The peach palm of Venezuela. The fruits are
borne in large drooping bunches, and their fleshy outer portion
contains starchy matter, which forms a portion of the food of the
natives. They are cooked and eaten with salt, and are said to
resemble a potato in flavor. A beverage is prepared by fermenting
them in water, and the meal obtained from them is made into bread.
The wood of the old trees is black, and so hard as to turn the
edge of an ax.
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