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"La Lanza deL serpentarIo", orIgen mítIco de XyLopIa brasILIensIs (annonaceae), una versIón de Los guaraníes ava chIrIpa de mIsIones

2013; Sociedad Argentina de Botánica; Volume: 48; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

1851-2372

Héctor A. Keller,

Banana Cultivation and Research

Summary: lance of snake bird, mythical origin of Xylopia brasilienis (Annonaceae), a version of guaranis Ava Chiripa from Misiones (Argentina). A Guarani tale on the origin of the Xylopia brasiliensis tree is documented and translated. The meaningful attributes that seem to have inspired the myth are associated with the figure of a bird that hunts snakes and also with the possible use of the stems of this tree as harpoon shafts or lances by the ancient guarani peoples.