• The apical bud is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. Eating this bud effectively kills the stem since the plant is unable to produce side shoots.
• The sap that collects in the cavity from which the apical bud was harvested is allowed to ferment with panela or crude brown sugar to form a ¨ Chicha ¨
• The scant flesh of the fruits and nuts are eaten
• An oil is extracted by pressure from the seed
• The leaves are commonly use for thatch PROPAGATION: Seeds