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Punctata or Sarrapio Coumarouma Real. Mona sarrapia or C. Odorata and C. Rosy. Although these are natives of Bolivar and Amazonas States, other species of relatively little economic importance have been located in different parts of the country, but it has had good commercial price is C. Punctate or real sarrapia.

The fruits of this are about the size of a hen's egg, green, very fragrant, with a pleasant perfume, its seeds or almonds brown, wrinkled surface, contains the much sought substance coumarin, widely used in perfumery as a fixative and also to flavor cigarettes and various industrial products. The use of tonka beans was paralyzed for the 50 most omen, having lost in the tanks of Ciudad Bolivar several tons of the product and processing, lack of market. No statistical data in the Amazon state today.

The most important Sarrapiales in the Southern Region are located near the banks of rivers and Cuchivero Caura. In the state there are some in the Amazon headwaters and Parucito Cuchivero, a region bordering the states of Bolívar and Amazonas. Like other forest products have been exploited sarrapiales near rivers. Sarrapia harvest occurs every two years and is estimated at 30 kg., Fruit per tree. An expert collector or sarrapieros sarrapia in good harvest takes up to 300 kg of fruit per day, which would give about 6 kg, almonds or seeds.

After the seeds have been removed from its hard shell, there is the crystallization process, performed by soaking them in alcohol or failing in strong rum, much of which is absorbed by the kernel, which is covered with fine crystals in his wrinkled skin. Be packaged in sealed containers and so is ready for export.

Written by :

Henrik Linde Bratfeldt

 

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written by maria rojas, juin 19, 2011

buenas tardes! donde puedo comprar esta semilla?

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written by Manuel, avril 29, 2011

hola Henrik o aquel que lea este comentario, tengo unas semillas de sarrapia y quisiera saber donde puedo obtener informacion mas detallada de la germinacion de estas, algun secreto que facilite que estas semillas broten... espero pronta respuesta y gracias por la informacion...

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written by Grecia, juin 30, 2010

Hola, soy estudiante de Ciencias Fiscales mencion Aduanas y Comercio Exterior en Caracas y estoy investigando si actualmente en Venezuela se está comercializando la sarrapia. Seria de gran ayuda información que me pueda suministrar o donde puedo dirigirme para obtener información, ya que planeo hacer un viaje para alla. Espero su ayuda muchas gracias.

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