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Astrocaryum vulgare


 Plant ID: 3522
 Introduction  2003-06-16 
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AuthorityMart.
ID Standing
FamilyPalmae : Arecaceae (see lineages)
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SynonymsAstrocaryum awarra de Vriese, Astrocaryum guianense Splig. ex Mart., Astrocaryum segregatum Drupe, Astrocaryum tucuma of Wallace, Astrocaryum tucumoides Drupe(full list)
Common namesacuarra, adquiere, aouara, awarra, chambira, cumare, cumari, fiber palm, güere, hericungo (full list)
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CategoriesCrop plant
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Spiny, evergreen, single-stemmed feather palm to 10-17 m. The fruit is edible and can be extracted for oil. The seed can be extracted for an edible fat.