Astrocaryum jauari is the most frequently encountered palm native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation in the floodplains of the Rio Negro, in Brazil.[citation needed] Its fruits are edible. This plant has further commercial value because it may be used in the production of heart of palm.

Astrocaryum jauari
Trunk of Astrocaryum jauari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Astrocaryum
Species:
A. jauari
Binomial name
Astrocaryum jauari
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