Scientific name: Astrocaryum aculeatum
Vern: tucumã (BrP)
Local: awara (GU, FG, Sr)
Indig: awara (Tr)
Growth Form: Palms
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Notes: In Brazil, A. aculeatum is known at tucumã and A. vulgare is typically referred to as tucumã-do-Pará or tucum. A. aculeatum is a massive, solitary (single-stemmed) palm that can reach heights of 15 to 25 meters. Its trunk is distinctively robust and straight. A. vulgare is predominantly caespitose (clustering), typically forming dense multi-stemmed thickets with several smaller, slightly leaner trunks (usually 10 to 15 meters tall) emerging from a single root system.