ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an information, such as uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting, yields, energy, and biotic factors of Cohune Palm. Seeds are source of Cohune Oil, nondrying oil, considered finer than that of coconut, used in food, as illuminant, and in the manufacture of soap. Very young buds, or cabbage, consumed as a vegetable. Young leaves used to make hats and other apparel, and for thatching. Large quantities of nuts were once used in England for preparing charcoal used in gas masks. Fruits made into sweetmeats and used as fodder for livestock. Sap used for winemaking and for making intoxicating beverage. Fruits or nuts are exported from Central America for soapmaking. The Cohune Palm affected by the following fungi cause diseases: Achorella attaleae, Gloeosporium palmigenum, and Poria ravenalae.
