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Tucum palm
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Palms

Tucum palm

Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishTucum palm
DutchAwarra
Spanish—
Chinese普通星果椰子
Sranan Tongoawara
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAstrocaryum vulgare Mart.

About this species

Astrocaryum vulgare is a very spiny palm native to the Guianas and the Amazon. It is a species which has greatly benefited from deforestation, as it cannot grow in undisturbed rainforest. It is common in the Pará state of Brazil, to the east of the Amazon. This plant has edible fruit.

Astrocaryum vulgare was first described in the book Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusAstrocaryum

In Suriname

19Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1855First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo2
  • Marowijne2
  • Paramaribo1

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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