Astrocaryum

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Astrocaryum

Astrocaryum aculeatissimum

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Cocoeae
Genus:	Astrocaryum G.Mey.

Species

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Astrocaryum is a genus of 36 species of palms native to Atlantic Forest and Amazon Rainforest in Central America and South America.

Species

Astrocaryum acaule Mart.
Astrocaryum aculeatissimum (Schott) Burret
Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey.
Astrocaryum alatum Loomis
Astrocaryum campestre Mart.
Astrocaryum carnosum F.Kahn & B.Millán
Astrocaryum chambira Burret
Astrocaryum chonta Mart.
Astrocaryum ciliatum F.Kahn & B.Millán
Astrocaryum confertum H.Wendl. ex Burret
Astrocaryum faranae F.Kahn & E.Ferreira
Astrocaryum farinosum Barb.Rodr.
Astrocaryum ferrugineum F.Kahn & B.Millán
Astrocaryum giganteum Barb.Rodr.
Astrocaryum gratum F.Kahn & B.Millán
Astrocaryum gynacanthum Mart.
Astrocaryum huaimi Mart.
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret

Astrocaryum jauari Mart.
Astrocaryum javarense (Trail) Drude
Astrocaryum macrocalyx Burret
Astrocaryum malybo H.Karst.
Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm. ex Mart.
Astrocaryum minus Trail
Astrocaryum murumuru Mart.
Astrocaryum paramaca Mart.
Astrocaryum perangustatum F.Kahn & B.Millán
Astrocaryum rodriguesii Trail
Astrocaryum sciophilum (Miq.) Pulle
Astrocaryum scopatum F.Kahn & B.Millán
Astrocaryum sociale Barb.Rodr.
Astrocaryum standleyanum L.H.Bailey
Astrocaryum triandrum Galeano-Garces, R.Bernal & F.Kahn
Astrocaryum ulei Burret
Astrocaryum urostachys Burret
Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.

The best-known member of the genus is Astrocaryum vulgare, typical in the Pará state of Brazil.

Astrocaryum mexicanum is a common palm of the Caribbean coast of Central America. In Belize it is known as the warree cohune as its spines are said to resemble the bristles of the white-lipped peccary or warree (cohune is the name of a different palm).