Astrocaryum tucuma

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Astrocaryum tucuma

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Genus Astrocaryum

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Origin : area of origin

wild or cultivated


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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].

  1. Seemann, B. Pop. Hist. Palms 74. 1856.
  2. Bates, H. W. Nat. Amaz. 647. 1879. Humboldt Libr. Sci.


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