Sumuque palm
Syagrus sancona

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A solitary palm. It grows 7-30 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The fruit are oval and 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are orange or yellow and fleshy.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Amazon. It grows up to 1,200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Some references say the fruit is not edible.

Edible parts

Fruit, seed, nut

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Butia argentea (Engel) Nehrl.; Calappa sancona (Kunth) Kuntze; Cocos argentea Engel; Cocos chiragua (H.Karst.) Becc.; Cocos sancona (Kunth) Hook.f.; Oenocarpus sancona (Kunth) Spreng.; Oreodoxa sancona Kunth; Palma sancona (Kunth) Kunth; Platenia chiragua H. Karst.; Syagrus argentea (Engel) Becc.; Syagrus chiragua (H. Karst.) H. Wendl.; Syagrus ecuadorensis Becc.; Syagrus tessmannii Burret;