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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru, sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Venezuela, and <strong>the</strong> Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Anderson 1987, Balick 1988, Coradin and Lleras 1988,<br />

Henderson 1995, Henderson et al. 1995, Kahn and de Granville 1992,<br />

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Mejia C. 1988, Pedersen and Balslev 1990, Silva et<br />

al. 1977, Soukup 1970, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm. ex Mart.<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

SPANISH: chaparrera, chichón, chocho, chocón, lancetilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Endosperm and emmerging inflorescence are e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: South-central Mexico (from Veracruz) to nor<strong>the</strong>astern<br />

Nicaragua<br />

REFERENCES: Balick et al. 2000, Espejo Serna et al. n.d., Henderson et<br />

al. 1995, Standley and Steyermark 1958<br />

Astrocaryum murumuru var. huicungo (Kahn & Millán) Henderson [syn. A.<br />

huicungo Dammer ex Burret]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

SPANISH: huicungo, uicungu<br />

USES/NOTES: Heart and fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean foothills <strong>of</strong> Amazonian Peru and Ecuador and<br />

likely Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, DeWalt et al. 1999, Duke and Vásquez<br />

1994, Henderson et al. 1995<br />

Astrocaryum murumuru Mart. var. murumuru<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: murumura, murumuru palm<br />

PORTUGUESE: murumuru<br />

SPANISH: chonta, chuchana, mocora, murumur, murumurá, palma murumuru<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are used to make flour, endosperms are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh<br />

or used as fish bait, and edible hearts are <strong>of</strong> high quality.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia and <strong>the</strong> Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Anderson 1977, Fearnside 1985, Henderson 1995, Henderson<br />

et al. 1995, Kahn and de Granville 1992, León 1987, Pedersen and<br />

Balslev 1992, Purseglove 1972, Soukup 1970<br />

Astrocaryum sciophilum (Miq.) Pull. [syn. A. plic<strong>at</strong>um (Mart.) Drude]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: bulishi, mumu<br />

PORTUGUESE: murumuru<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>astern Amazonian Brazil and <strong>the</strong> Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson 1995, Henderson et al. 1995<br />

Astrocaryum standleyanum Bailey<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: black palm<br />

SPANISH: chonta, chunga, guerregue, güérregue, mocora, pejibaye<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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