Astrocaryum vulgare

Astrocaryum vulgare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Astrocaryum
Species:	A. vulgare
Binomial name
Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.
Synonyms
Astrocaryum awarra Vriese Astrocaryum guianense Splig. ex Mart. Astrocaryum segregatum Drupe Astrocaryum tucuma Wallace Astrocaryum tucumoides Drupe

Astrocaryum vulgare is a very spiny palm native to the Guianas and the Amazon. It is a species which has greatly benefited from deforestation, as it cannot grow in undisturbed rainforest. It is common in the Pará state of Brazil, to the east of the Amazon. This plant has edible fruit.

Astrocaryum vulgare was first described in the book Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.