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Calathea Allouia or Goeppertia allouia (scientific name) is lerén or lairén in Spanish. And, in English, Guinea arrow root, or sweet corn root. It has been known since ancient times
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > The plant is a member of the Marantaceae family. Throughout the prehistoric ages and time, it has been cultivated for its edible tubersThey are known for their sweet taste. It can be consumed fresh or also in culinary dishesMostly native to…
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Bolboschoenus spp., commonly known as club rushes, were likely utilized by humans during the paleolithic & neolithic eras. Approximately 15 to 10 thousand years ago
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Bolboschoenus is a genus of plants in the sedge family, of nearlycosmopolitan distribution (1) Club-rush tubers, or bolboschoenus spp. are an edible underground storage organCommonly found at early sites Epipaleolithic and neolithic peoples used ground root tubers of these plants to…
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Arrowroot, or maranta arundinacea, contains data placing it among the earliest plant foods being processed or managed in the New World tropics
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Arrowroot, or maranta arundinacea, contains data placing it among the earliest plant foods being processed or managed in the New World tropics Maranta arundinacea probably originated in the Amazon rainforest of northwestern Brazil and adjacent areas of South America Radiocarbon dating…
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The cultivated potato, solanum tuberosum was first domesticated in the high-Andean region of present-day southern Peru & extreme north-western Bolivia
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Archaeogenetic evidence suggests domestication occurred roughly 7,000 to 10,000 years agoDomestication evidence show signatures of human selection, such as tuber size, tuber-forming ability, and adaptation to higher latitudes/day-lengths. The genetic diversity among wild Andean potato species is highFarmers developed many varieties.…