Isihlahla sikakhukhunathi Luhlobo lwesundu emndenini wase-Arecaceae, inezimpawu zokuthi ziyingqayizivele futhi izinhlobo zayo kuphela ezaziwa ngaphansi kwegama leCocos Nucifera.
Lezi zitshalo zingakhula zifike ku-30 m ubude futhi izithelo zawo kungukhukhunathi, futhi obuye ube ngumuthi oyisifanekiselo wombuso waseZulia eVenezuela.
Umsuka wesihlahla sikakhukhunathi
Lesi sitshalo sitholakala ku osebeni lwamabhishi asezindaweni ezishisayo oLwandle lweCaribbean kanye nolwandle lwaseNdiya nolwePacific. Yize ingatshalwa kwezinye izindawo ezinesimo sezulu esishisayo.
Isihlahla sikakhukhunathi sikhula ngokwemvelo kulayini we-equator. Iphinde isetshenziselwe ukuhweba, ngoba kunamazwe angaphezu kwama-80 akhe amasimu okuxhashazwa kwalolu hlobo oluhle, ngoba isithelo sawo, ukhukhunathi, siyingxenye ebalulekile yesisu sokudla kwamathambo emazweni amaningi omhlaba, ikakhulukazi lawo atholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi isitshalo sikakhukhunathi asizizwa kahle ezindaweni ezibandayo, futhi asisekeli ukuphakama okukhulu, futhi inhlabathi eqinile engenawo usawoti. Kungakho isimo sezulu esiswakeme esinemimoya enamandla sibalulekile ukuze silinywe ukuze izimbali zaso zithole impova kahle futhi izithelo zayo zikhule ngokukhululeka.
Izici zezihlahla zikakhukhunathi
Izinhlobo zalezi zinhlobo zingondliwa unyaka wonke nge Umanyolo othize wezihlahla zesundu, ngokunakekela ukukhulisa umanyolo ngesikhathi sasehlobo okuyilapho isitshalo sikhula kakhulu.
Noma ungamangali uma isihlahla sikakhukhunathi ositshala ekhaya lakho sihlala unyaka noma isikhashana, ngoba izihlahla zikakhukhunathi zidinga usawoti omningi kanye nokukhanya kwelanga; Uma ungakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngalezi zinto ngokuqhubekayo nangobuningi, isitshalo kungenzeka sife ngemuva kwesikhathi esiboniswe ngenhla.
Amaqabunga esihlahla sikakhukhunathi angaba amamitha ama-3 ubude nezithelo zawo, ukhukhunathi, ithathwa njengembewu enkulu kunazo zonke ekhona. Ngaphandle kokuthi isihlahla sikakhukhunathi siyinhlobo eyodwa, sinokuhlukahluka okukhulu kwezinhlobonhlobo zaso, esihlukaniswa cishe ngombala wesithelo, ngoba izitshalo ziletha umehluko ngosayizi wesiqu kuphela.
Isici esivame kakhulu kuzo zonke izihlahla zikakhukhunathi ukunambitheka kwesithelo, okuyi limnandi, limnandi, linenyama futhi linamanzi amaningi.
Izimbali
Ukuqhakaza kwesihlahla sikakhukhunathi kwenzeka njalo, ngokuba yizimbali zesifazane yizo ezikhiqiza imbewu.
Lapho inqubo yokuvuthwa isiphelile, izimbali zesifazane zakha uhlobo lwe imbewu emise okwe-oval drupe kuze kufike ku-30 cm ububanzi, nge-pericarp ene-fibrous ne-endocarp yamathambo.
Le mbewu yaziwa ngokuthi ukhukhunathi, ine- igobolondo langaphandle elinsundu elinzima ngokweqile, ngokungafani nongqimba lwangaphakathi lukakhukhunathi olunombala omhlophe futhi olunoketshezi olumnandi, olubizwa kakhulu ngokuthi amanzi kakhukhunathi noma ubisi lukakhukhunathi.
Into emangalisayo ngalesi sithelo ukuthi singasakazeka noma yikuphi emhlabeni ngemisinga yolwandle futhi siqhume kunoma yiluphi ugu lolwandle, lezi zithelo zimelana nosawoti wamanzi.
Imvelaphi yegama
Igama lalesi sitshalo sanikwa amatilosi amaPutukezi athi ngesikhathi sokuqala Uhambo lukaVasco da Gama oluya eNdiya, baletha izinhlobo ezithile zalesi sithelo eYurophu. Amatilosi ayinika leli gama ngenxa yokufana phakathi kobuso obonakala bunama-walnut, amehlo amabili nomlomo ovulekile nesilo 'Côco' esivela ezinganekwaneni zasePutukezi.
Isihlahla sikakhukhunathi iphakathi kwezihlahla eziwusizo kakhulu. I-pulp yayo eyomile iqukethe phakathi kwama-lipids angama-60-70%, lapho kutholakala khona uwoyela, asetshenziswa ekwakheni insipho namajarini.
Izinkuni zisetshenziselwa ukwakhiwa nasezindaweni eziningi emhlabeni jikelele amanzi kakhukhunathi asetshenziselwa ukudala iziphuzo eziqabulayo newayini.
Ukunakekelwa
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