Arecaceae
Astrocaryum

Astrocaryum urostachys Burret

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 151 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to N. Peru. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has social uses and for fuel and food.

Descriptions

Conservation
Lower risk/least concern (Borchsenius & Skov 1999).
General Description
Understorey or subcanopy palm. Stem short, or rarely to 10 m tall, and ca. 20 cm in diameter. Leaves spreading, usually with leaf axis twisting so that the distal part of the blade is held vertically, to 8 m long; pinnae to 130 on each side, regularly inserted in one plane, straight, grey or brownish white below. Inflorescences erect, to 150 cm long; branches to 250, to 15 cm long, each with one solitary ca. 15 mm long female flower at base. Male flowers 3-4 mm long. Fruits 6-9 cm long, more or less pear shaped, covered with brown to black bristles, distally with a ca. 1 cm long beak.
Distribution
W part of the Amazon basin in Ecuador. Endemic. The species appears to have a preference for poorly drained or periodically inundated soils, but can also be found on terra firme.
[PW]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 100 - 500 m.; Amazonia.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol, palma solitaria
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43975/10846429

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia. Elevation range: 100–700 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Caquetá, Putumayo.
Habit
Tree, Solitary palm.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland.
[UPFC]

Vernacular
Chuchana
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Endémica y nativa en Colombia; Alt. 200 - 700 m.; Amazonia.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

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