Astrocaryum aculeatum
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| Species: | A. aculeatum
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Astrocaryum tucuma Mart. | |
Astrocaryum aculeatum is a palm native to tropical South America and Trinidad.[1]
Description
Astrocaryum aculeatum is a large, solitary palm.[2]
Taxonomy
Astrocaryum aculeatum was first described by German botanist Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer in 1818 based on a specimen from the Essequibo River in Guyana.[3]
Common names
| Common names of Astrocaryum aculeatum | |
| Common name | Usage |
|---|---|
| chonta | Bolivia[2] |
| tucumo | Bolivia[2] |
| panima | Bolivia[2] |
| tucumã | Brazil[2] |
| tucumã-arara | Brazil[2] |
| tucumã-piranga | Brazil[2] |
| tucumã-piririca | Brazil[2] |
| tucumã-uassu-rana | Brazil[2] |
| tucum-assu | Brazil[2] |
| tucum-bravo | Brazil[2] |
| tucum-da-serra | Brazil[2] |
| tucum-do-matto | Brazil[2] |
| tucum-purupuru | Brazil[2] |
| akuyuro palm | Guyana[2] |
| cuyuru-palm | Guyana[2] |
| tucumou | Guyana[2] |
| amana | Suriname[2] |
| toekoemau | Suriname[2] |
| warau | Suriname[2] |
| cumare | Venezuela[2] |
| yavaide | Venezuela[2] |
Distribution
Astrocaryum aculeatum is found in and around the Amazon Basin, from Trinidad and Tobago in the north, through Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, the Brazilian states of Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and south through the Bolivian departments of Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz.[2]
Uses
This plant has edible fruit which may be used for production of biodiesel.[citation needed] Contains 50,000 i.u. per gram of pulp of Vitamin A, three times that of a carrot.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b Astrocaryum aculeatum Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Kahn, Francis (2008). "The genus Astrocaryum (Arecaceae)" (PDF). Revista Peruvana de Biología. 15 (supl. 1): 31–48. ISSN 1727-9933.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|quotes=ignored (help) - ^ Bernal, Rodrigo (2008). "(1837) Proposal to conserve the name Astrocaryum aculeatum (Palmae) with a conserved type". Taxon. 57 (3): 997–98.
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