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Taxon:  Astrocaryum tucuma Mart.



Summary
Genus:
Astrocaryum
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Bactridinae
Nomen number:
5940
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. palm. 2:77, t. 65, fig. 2. 1824
Verified:
06/17/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Astrocaryum aculeatum auct.
Astrocaryum aureum Griseb. & H. Wendl.
Astrocaryum macrocarpum Huber
Astrocaryum princeps Barb. Rodr.
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Reference(s)
  1. Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1213. Note: proposal not recommended, should take up this name
  2. Bernal, R. 2008. (1837) Proposal to conserve the name Astrocaryum aculeatum (Palmae) with a conserved type. Taxon 57:997-998. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 2011. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 62. Taxon 60:227. Note: proposal not recommended, should take up this name
  4. Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990 Note: accepts
  5. Henderson, A. The palms of the Amazon. 1995 Note: = A. aculeatum G. Mey.
  6. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932- Note: = A. aculeatum G. Mey.
Common names
English
tucum palm –
French
tucum –
Portuguese
tucumã –
Spanish
tucuma –
Spanish (Bolivia)
chonta –
Distribution
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia]
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Amazonas]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Economic Uses
Human food
Materials
lipids (fide Dict Econ Pl) –


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