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