Astrocaryum huaimi

Botanical Description

Astrocaryum huaimi is an evergreen, usually clump-forming palm, producing several unbranched stems 4 - 8 metres tall and 5 - 15cm in diameter. The stems are topped by a crown of 6 - 12 erect leaves each up to 350cm long. The trunks and leaf stems are covered with black thorns[ 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. , 1870 Title Superação da dormência de sementes de Tucum (Astrocaryum huaimi Mart.) Publication Semina: Ciências Agrárias, Londrina, v. 35, n. 2, p. 749-758, mar./abr. 2014 Author Souza A.L. et al Website http://10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n2p749 Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is sold in local markets and is considered to have potential for cultivation. There are a few, small commercial plantations existing in Brazil[ 1870 Title Superação da dormência de sementes de Tucum (Astrocaryum huaimi Mart.) Publication Semina: Ciências Agrárias, Londrina, v. 35, n. 2, p. 749-758, mar./abr. 2014 Author Souza A.L. et al Website http://10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n2p749 Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description ]