The consumption of Typha domingensis Pers. (Typhaceae) pollen among the ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco, South America

ARENAS, P.; SCARPA, G.F.

ECONOMIC BOTANY

Society of Economic Botany

Lugar: Nueva York, U.S.A.; Año: 2003 vol. 57 p. 181 - 188

0013-0001

Arenas, Pastor and Gustavo F. Scarpa (Instituto de Bota´nica Darwinion, Labarde´n 200, 0Casilla de Correo 22, B1642HYD, San Isidro, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; email: parenas@darwin.edu.ar). THE CONSUMPTION OF TYPHA DOMINGENSIS PERS. (TYPHACEAE) POLLEN AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS OF THE GRAN CHACO, ARGENTINA. Economic Botany 57(2):000–000, 2003. The gathering of Typha domingensis pollen and the modes of preparation and consumption edible products with it by seven ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco (Chulupý´, Lengua, Maka´ , Mataco, Pilaga´ , Toba and Toba-Pilaga´ ) in Argentina and Paraguay are described in this paper, together with those product’s local names and chemical compositions. Pollen provides an excellent food for those groups, because of both its nutritional value and its availability in periods when there is a scarcity of fruits and vegetables. The ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco do not eat any kind of pollen other than that of T. domingensis.(Instituto de Bota´nica Darwinion, Labarde´n 200, 0Casilla de Correo 22, B1642HYD, San Isidro, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; email: parenas@darwin.edu.ar). THE CONSUMPTION OF TYPHA DOMINGENSIS PERS. (TYPHACEAE) POLLEN AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS OF THE GRAN CHACO, ARGENTINA. Economic Botany 57(2):000–000, 2003. The gathering of Typha domingensis pollen and the modes of preparation and consumption edible products with it by seven ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco (Chulupý´, Lengua, Maka´ , Mataco, Pilaga´ , Toba and Toba-Pilaga´ ) in Argentina and Paraguay are described in this paper, together with those product’s local names and chemical compositions. Pollen provides an excellent food for those groups, because of both its nutritional value and its availability in periods when there is a scarcity of fruits and vegetables. The ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco do not eat any kind of pollen other than that of T. domingensis.OLLEN AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS OF THE GRAN CHACO, ARGENTINA. Economic Botany 57(2):000–000, 2003. The gathering of Typha domingensis pollen and the modes of preparation and consumption edible products with it by seven ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco (Chulupý´, Lengua, Maka´ , Mataco, Pilaga´ , Toba and Toba-Pilaga´ ) in Argentina and Paraguay are described in this paper, together with those product’s local names and chemical compositions. Pollen provides an excellent food for those groups, because of both its nutritional value and its availability in periods when there is a scarcity of fruits and vegetables. The ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco do not eat any kind of pollen other than that of T. domingensis.