kitul


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Noun 1. kitul - fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
sago palm - any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago
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Techno-economic aspects of production and utilization of two related palms kitul (Caryota urens) and palmyra.
Palm management in South America
Within the reserve the large variety of plants traditionally used by humans includes the kitul palm (Caryota urens), the source of jaggery, a sweetener used as a sugar substitute; wewal (Calamus), rattans that are used for wickerwork; Ceylon cardamon (Elettaria ensal), a spice and flavoring; dun (Shorea), a source of varnishes and aromatic wood for incense; and weniwal (Coscinium fenestratum), the source of a yellowing coloring agent and active principles with tonic and digestive properties.
4 Protected areas and biosphere reserves in the rainforest

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