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Palms

Cuyuro-palm

Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCuyuro-palm
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese棘刺星果椰子
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAstrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey.

About this species

Astrocaryum aculeatum (known in Brazilian Portuguese as tucumã, acaiúra, acuiuru, coco-tucumã, tucum, tucumã-açu, tucumã-macaw, tucum-açu, tucumaí-da-terra-firme, tucumãí-uaçu, tucumã-piririca, tucumã-purupuru or tucumã-do-mato) is a palm native to tropical South America and Trinidad. It grows up to 15 m (49 ft) tall and is usually solitary. It has ascending leaves, erect inflorescence, and yellow fruit.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusAstrocaryum

In Suriname

65Records in Suriname
1916First record
2017Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini31
  • Para5

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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