01207naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000200006024500760008026000090015652005110016565000110067665000120068765000180069965000140071765000130073165000130074465300170075765300120077465300120078665300250079865300130082370000220083670000190085877300520087716677802015-01-05       1984    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aERICKSON, H. T.  aGuaraná (Paullinia cupana) as a commercial crop in Brazilian Amazonia.  c1984  aGuarana (Paullinia cupana) is a woody vine or sprawling shrub native the central Amazon Basin. The seeds are commercially produced on some 6.000 ha in the state of Amazonas near Manaus. The principal article of commerce is an amber-colored. carbonated soft drink. It is also widely used as a high caffeine stimulant and in local medicines. The plant is monoecious and is damaged by a number of diseases, the most severe being anthracnose. Prospects are excellent for greatly expanded international markets.  abotany  ahistory  aintercropping  aBotânica  aGuaraná  aHistoria  aConsorciacao  aCultivo  aCulture  aPaullinia cupana var  aSorbilis1 aCORRÊA, M. P. F.1 aESCOBAR, J. R.  tEconomic Botanygv. 38, n. 3, p. 273-286, 1984.