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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

8.  Astrocaryum gynacanthum

Author : Nigel Smith

Published in: Palms and People in the Amazon

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

A short palm of upland forests in central and eastern parts of the Amazon Basin, the fruits are consumed in some areas, such as in the Upper Rio Negro region. The heart-of-palm is also eaten as a vegetable and one indigenous group burns the palm to obtain ash salts.

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Metadata
Title
Astrocaryum gynacanthum
Author
Nigel Smith
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Palms and People in the Amazon

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-05508-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-05509-1

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05509-1_8