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Awarra Palm
Astrocaryum vulgare
Awarra Palm · Tucum Palm · Tucuma Palm · Tucuma · Awara · Awarra · Tucumã · Tucumã-do-pará · acquire · amana · aoura · awaa · awala · awala, awala’i · awara · awara, wara · awarra palm · chontilla · cumare · dzawala
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Brazil, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Soap
Science studied: ETHYL-BUTANOATE, METHYL-HEXANOATE, LAURIC-ACID, MYRISTIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Arecaceae
Scientific name: Astrocaryum vulgare
Common names: Awarra Palm, Tucum Palm, Tucuma Palm, Tucuma, Awara, Awarra, Tucumã, Tucumã-do-pará, acquire, amana, aoura, awaa, awala, awala, awala’i, awara, awara, wara, awarra palm, chontilla, cumare, dzawala
History
The source record documents this plant in Brazil, BR.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Soap
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Brazil
- BR
Documented cultural uses
- Soap
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phytochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Mechanisms of Amazonian Tucumã (Astrocaryum vulgare) and Uxi (Endopleura uchi) Pulps Support Their Potential as Natural Food Preservatives. · 2026 source ↗
- Natural crystallisation of tucuma (Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.) pulp olein · 2023 source ↗
- Tucumã (Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.) oil-composed nanostructured lipid carriers for topical administration: Optimization by 2<sup>2</sup> experimental factorial design and stability assessment. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ETHYL-BUTANOATE
- METHYL-HEXANOATE
- LAURIC-ACID
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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