Astrocaryum vulgare
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Astrocaryum vulgare
Atrocaryum vulgare fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Astrocaryum Species: A. vulgare
Binomial name
Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.
Synonyms
Astrocaryum awarra Vriese Astrocaryum guianense Splig. ex Mart. Astrocaryum segregatum Drupe Astrocaryum tucuma Wallace Astrocaryum tucumoides Drupe

Astrocaryum vulgare (common names tucumã-do-Pará in Brazil, aouara in French Guiana, awarra in Suriname) is a palm native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation, typical of Pará state in Brazil. This plant has edible fruit, which are also used for biodiesel production. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

References

• Schultes, Richard E. (1974). Palms and religion in the northwest Amazon. Principes 18 (1): 3-21.
• (Portuguese) Freitas, C. O.; Silva, M. M., Silva, I. Q., Rodrigues, A. M. C. Características Físicas da Oleaginosa Tucumã (Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.)

External links

• Astrocaryum vulgare photo of fruit
• Astrocaryum vulgare
• (Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Astrocaryum vulgare

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