Astrocaryum jauari
| Astrocaryum jauari | |
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| Trunk of Astrocaryum jauari | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Astrocaryum |
| Species: | A. jauari
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| Binomial name | |
| Astrocaryum jauari | |
Astrocaryum jauari is the most frequently encountered palm native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation in the floodplains of the Rio Negro, in Brazil. The fruit is edible. This plant has further commercial value because it may be used in the production of heart of palm. It is one of the most common palms in the flood forests of the Amazon.[1]
References
- ^ Goulding, Michael (March 1993). "Flooded Forests of the Amazon". Scientific American. 266 (3): 116.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Astrocaryum jauari