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Astrocaryum standleyanum

Synonyms: Astrocaryum standleyanum var. calimense; Astrocaryum trachycarpum

Wikipedia Abstract

Astrocaryum standleyanum is a species of palm known by many common names, including black palm, chonta, chontadura, coquillo, palma negra, pejibaye de montaña, güerre, güérregue, güinul, mocora, pucaishchi (Chachi), and chunga (Emberá). It is native to Central and South America, where its distribution extends from Nicaragua to Ecuador. It is most common in central Panama, even becoming "abundant" in the tropical forests around the Panama Canal, but in general it is not a common plant.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Leaf Type [3]  Evergreen
Structure [3]  Tree
Height [2]  49 feet (15 m)
Fruit Color [2]  Orange

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Manuel Antonio National Park II 21625 Costa Rica  

Predators

Eira barbara (Tayra)[4]
Sciurus granatensis (red-tailed squirrel)[5]
Sciurus variegatoides (variegated squirrel)[6]

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
♦ 4Eira barbara, Steven J. Presley, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 636, pp. 1–6 (2000)
♦ 5Sciurus granatensis, Leslie Zuhn Nitikman, Mammalian Species No. 246, pp. 1-8 (1985)
♦ 6Sciurus variegatoides, Troy L. Best, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 500, pp. 1-6 (1995)
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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