Astrocaryum murumuru Mart.

Species

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Characteristics

A spiny palm. It can be solitary or in clusters. The trunk can be short and underground or tall. It can be 1.5-15 m tall. The trunk can be 10-30 cm across. It has feather-like leaves. There are 38-133 leaflets on each side. The male and female flowers are separate on the same palm. The fruit are oval and 3.5-9 cm long by 2.5-4.5 cm wide. They have a brown covering. The fruit have a juicy flavour. There are several varieties.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforest, where it is often one of the dominant trees. On land under tidal influence inf the lower Amazon, and on the margins of the rivers and gapos of the upper Amazon. Usually found in areas subject to periodic inundation.
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A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest usually along the edges of rivers. They are often in areas which are regularly flooded. They grow at low altitudes but can be up to 900 m altitude in the Andes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fleshy covering of the fruit is eaten. The seed kernels yield an oil.
Uses fiber medicinal oil
Edible fruits seeds shoots stems
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Cultivation

Plants are grown by seed. It can also be grown from suckers.
Mode seedlings suckers
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Images

Astrocaryum murumuru unspecified picture

Distribution

Astrocaryum murumuru world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664335-1
WFO ID wfo-0000293667
COL ID J3XV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731628
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Synonyms

Astrocaryum yauaperyense Astrocaryum murumuru Astrocaryum murumuru var. murumuru