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Mauritia
About: Mauritia is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 62 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2338 citations. The topic is also known as: the fan palms & Buriti palm.
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TL;DR: Palynological studies of a peat-bog sequence, with a basal date of 10,990 80 yr B.P., provide a history of vegetational and climatic changes in the Icatu River Valley located inside a large system of stabilized sand dunes at the middle Sao Francisco River at 10o24 0 S, 43o13 0 W in northeastern Brazil as mentioned in this paper.
377 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, sedimentological and palynological data from the Tertiary sediments in the Upper Amazon River area suggest that these sediments are fluvio-lacustrine deposits of Middle to Late Miocene age.
300 citations
TL;DR: Highest concentrations of NaCl and also Ca, Mg and K in the upper sediment core indicate that the Atlantic was close during the late Holocene period, while high amount carbonised particles suggest a strong human impact by burning on the coastal ecosystems during this lateHolocene period.
99 citations
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of the available records of Mauritia pollen across northern South America shows that this palm has been present in the region since at least the last four glacial cycles as mentioned in this paper.
89 citations
TL;DR: Buriti is the richest natural source of beta carotene known and animal studies showed an extremely high bioavailability, probably due to its oily composition.
Abstract: Mauritia flexuosa, a palm tree native of Latin America, is an excellent source of carotenes. The natural habitats are swamps; nevertheless, with sufficient water supply, it can grow in other soils. Buriti is the richest natural source of beta carotene known (152,000 µg RAE/100g in the oil). Animal studies showed an extremely high bioavailability, probably due to its oily composition. The effectiveness of buriti in treating and preventing xerophthalmia was demonstrated in a controlled community trial with 44 children in Brazil. In conclusion, this fruit has an enormous potential in preventing vitamin A deficiency in Latin America and elsewhere.
84 citations
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| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 |