The Tucum or Tucuma palm originates from the amazon rainforest.
Fruits of the Tucuma palm contain a single large seed. The fruits have a mildly sweet flavor and are rich in vitamin A. In Surinam the fruits are used to give a yellow color to rice.
Names
Scientific
Astrocaryum vulgare
English
Tucum
Tucuma palm
Dutch
Awarra
French
Awara
Italian
Tucúm
Taxonomy
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Astrocaryum
Species
Astrocaryum vulgare (Tucuma palm)