Astrocaryum vulgare
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Astrocaryum vulgare (common names tucumã-do-Pará in Brazil, aouara in French Guiana, in awarra 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.
[edit] 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.)
[edit] External links
- Astrocaryum vulgare photo of fruit
- Astrocaryum vulgare
- (Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Astrocaryum vulgare
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