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Astrocaryum jauari

Authority Family Liliopsida:Arecidae:Arecales:Palmae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 3515

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SOURCES Pedersen H 1990 pp 23-36 [DRA, USE, RAIN, TEMP, FER, PH, TEXT] GROWING PERIOD Perennial evergreen tree (palm). COMMON NAMES Jauari, Awarra, Coqueiro, Corozo, Diabexta, Guara, Huiririma, Jamari, Javari, Liba-awarra, Macanilla, Mauizi, Oco-be-to, Palmeira jauari, Rojti, Sauari, Sawarai, Soela-awarra, Yauari, Yauaranga, Yavari, Yahuari. FURTHER INF Astrocaryum belongs to the palm subfamily Arecoideae. Fruits from the tree are consumed by fish, and could prove useful in supplying fodder for fish. It can grow up to 20 m tall. In Ecuador found at elevations between sea level and 230 m. Can only compete succesfully in seasonally flooded forests, and have been found in areas flooded from 30-240 days per year.
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