13. I am taking the Indians’ word for the fact that Manicaria has no 
annual flowering period and that the palm carries starch the year 
round. If incorrect, the result of a single test ought not to be 
generalized, since it is known that the starch content in Mauritia 
of the Orinoco Delta, for instance, may vary seasonally from 2 kg. 
to 60 kg. per palm (Heinen and Ruddle 1974: Peae 
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