Astrocaryum jauari

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Astrocaryum jauari
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Trunk of Astrocaryum jauari
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Astrocaryum
Species:
A. jauari
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.[ citation needed ] 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

  1. Goulding, Michael (March 1993). "Flooded Forests of the Amazon". Scientific American. 266 (3): 116.