Abstract
This spiny, understory palm is confined in its natural setting to floodplain forests along black and clear water rivers in Amazonia and the Guianas. In spite of its punishing spines, people have recruited this diminutive palm for its golf ball-sized fruits which contain an oily pulp rich in vitamin A. The palm is therefore found in the home gardens of some river dwellers.
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Smith, N. (2015). Astrocaryum acaule. In Geobotany Studies (pp. 29–32). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05509-1_5
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