Astrocaryum (Sturtevant, 1919)
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Astrocaryum acaule
- Accepted name : Astrocaryum acaule
Astrocaryum acaule Mart. Palmae. Brazil. This is a palm of the Rio Negro. The fruit is edible [1].
- ↑ Seemann, B. Pop. Hist. Palms 74. 1856.
Astrocaryum murumura
- Accepted name : Astrocaryum murumuru
Astrocaryum murumura Mart. MURUMURA. A palm of the Brazilian forest. The fruit, according to Kunth, has an agreeable flavor and at first a scent resembling musk but afterwards that of a melon. Wallace states that the fleshy covering of the fruit is rather juicy and is eatable [1].
- ↑ Seemann, B. Pop. Hist. Palms 74. 1856.
Astrocaryum tucuma
- Accepted name : Astrocaryum tucuma
Astrocaryum tucuma Mart. Upper Amazon and Rio Negro. The fleshy part of the fruit is esteemed for food by the Indians [1]. The yellowish, fibrous pulp is eaten by the natives [2].