Astrocaryum tucuma Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Astrocaryum

Characteristics

A palm. An erect plant 16 m tall. The trunk is spiny and the bark is greyish brown. The leaves are divided and about 3 m long. The fruit are fibrous and fleshy. They are 5-6 cm across. The outside is greenish yellow and the flesh is yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rainforest. Dry land forests in the Amazon. Most frequent in deforested areas, usually associated with present and past human settlements. It is rarely found in lowland rain forest.
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A tropical plant. It suits the hot tropical lowlands. It can grow in sandy soils in coastal areas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit yield an edible oil. The fruit pulp is eaten. It is also made into wine. The seed yield and edible oil.
Uses fiber food material medicinal oil wood
Edible fruits seeds shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
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Distribution

Astrocaryum tucuma world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326537-2
WFO ID wfo-0000293991
COL ID J3YF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Astrocaryum aureum Astrocaryum caudescens Astrocaryum jucuma Astrocaryum manaoense Astrocaryum tucuma Astrocaryum granatense Astrocaryum princeps var. aurantiacum Astrocaryum princeps var. flavum Astrocaryum princeps var. sulphureum Astrocaryum princeps var. vitellinum Astrocaryum macrocarpum Astrocaryum princeps