Spotlight on Astrocaryum

[Alberto]

Most of the Astrocaryum aculeatissimum that grow in the forests in Paraná are single trunking and aren´t part of the canopy but below the bigger trees.

My palm I planted in the forest, far from every path. Not a palm to plant near the house for sure!!!

[edric]

Mike,

The A. jauari does not have a fruit consumed by people, at least not commercially. It is a very important source of food for fish though. Since the fruit drops when the water is high it is consumed by many fish. The tambaqui is one that eats a lot of jauari fruit.

Here are a few pictures of the trees the other side of the Negro river from Manaus. You can see how much water is around them. In the dry season they are on dry ground. There was a palm heart industry around these trees in the past. But, they are not used for this commecially today.

Thanks Don, Ed

[mike in kurtistown]

I was rereading this very interesting thread, and I saw where I posted a picture of my three Astrocaryum murumurus taken in July 2012. Here's an update with the same 5-gal bucket for scale:

Somehow, I get the impression that these palms are clustering.