Tucuma palm

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

Genus
   Astrocaryum
Family
   Arecaceae
Order
   Arecales

Crop categories

Fruits
Food crops
Tropical crops

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