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Astrocaryum chambira (Chambira palm)

Wikipedia Abstract

Astrocaryum chambira (Chambira palm) is a palm native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This plant which has edible endosperm and fruit. It has a commercial value because it has excellent fibers which may be used for bags, hammocks, ropes, string instruments, and many crafts. In addition, it is also used as a medicinal plant. Boiled and desiccated, its bark is used as a source of salt by the Witoto people of the Amazon.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Leaf Type [3]  Evergreen
Structure [3]  Tree
Height [2]  98 feet (30 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sierra del Divisor Reserve Zone 3652986 Peru      

Predators

Ateles belzebuth (white-bellied spider monkey)[4]
Lagothrix lagothricha (Humboldt's woolly monkey)[4]
Sapajus apella (brown capuchin)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Foods and Feeding Behavior of Wild Black-capped Capuchin (Cebus apella), KOSEI IZAWA, PRIMATES, 20(1): 57-76, January 1979
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0