Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 146 (1934)

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Distribution

Map uses TDWG level 3 distributions (https://github.com/tdwg/wgsrpd)

Peru present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)A

Use Record

Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Construction, fiber, edible fruit. Present in young fallows. (Denevan, W., and J.M. Treacy 1987: Young managed Fallows at Brillo Nuevo)

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Fruits	Indigenous	Bora	Peru
Other	N/A	Spear leaf	Indigenous	Bora	Peru
Construction	Other	Not specified	Indigenous	Bora	Peru
Environmental	Agroforestry	Entire plant	Indigenous	Bora	Peru

Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: El endospermo de su grupo pequeño y espinoso, es comestible. Con sus hojas tiernas, se tejen sombreros y abanicos. Su tronco maduro, puede utilizarse como viga en ciertos casos. (Mejía, K.M. 1983: Palmeras y el selvícola amazónico)

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Construction	Houses	Stem	Not identified	N/A	Peru
Human Food	Food	Seeds	Not identified	N/A	Peru
Cultural	Cloth and accessories	Spear leaf	Not identified	N/A	Peru
Utensils and Tools	Domestic	Spear leaf	Not identified	N/A	Peru

Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Food. Craft. Commerce. (Pinedo-Vasquez, M., D. Zarin, P. Jipp, et al. 1990: Use-Values of Tree Species in a Communal Forest Reserve in Northeast Peru)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Food Not specified Mestizo N/A Peru
Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Mestizo N/A Peru
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Food. Fruits. (Boom, B.M. 1986: The Chacobo indians and their palms)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Chacobo Bolivia

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Not specified	Mestizo	N/A	Peru
Utensils and Tools	Domestic	Spear leaf	Mestizo	N/A	Peru

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Fruits	Indigenous	Chacobo	Bolivia

Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Fruit, edible shoots, posts. (Flores Paitán, S. 1987: Old managed Fallows at Brillo Nuevo)

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Construction	Houses	Stem	Indigenous	Bora	Peru
Human Food	Food	Palm heart	Indigenous	Bora	Peru
Environmental	Agroforestry	Entire plant	Indigenous	Bora	Peru
Human Food	Food	Fruits	Indigenous	Bora	Peru

Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Fruit, endosperm. Terminal bud. Wood for construction. Domestic artifacts & handicrafts. (…). The young growing tip or "heart" of Euterpe precatoria ("huasai") is a well-liked vegetable. Known as "palmito" or "chonta," palm hearts are eaten raw in salads, or cooked and mashed for use in soups. The delicacy is most frequently consumed during the week before Easter. The palmito of several other palms are also eaten, although they are considered to be of inferior quality. Examples include Bactris gasipaes, Iriartea deltoidea R. and P. (Mejia 0060) or "huacrapona," Astrocaryum chambira, and A. huicungo. (…). The immature endosperm of a number of palm fruits is eaten. Among these are: Astrocaryurn chambira Burret (Mejia 0097) or "chambira"; A. Jauari Mart. (Mejia 0095) or "huiririma"; A. huicungo Damm. Ex Burret (Mejia 0096) or "huicungo," and Phytelephas microcarpa R. and P. (Mejia 0069) or "yarina." The fruits of this last species are considered locally to be effective in the control of diabetes. (…). The unopened young leaves of three Astrocaryum species, ¡.e., A. chambira, A. huicungo, and A. jauari, are ernployed in weaving hats and fans; three leaves are normally required to make a hat. (Mejía, K. 1992: Las palmeras en los mercados de Iquitos)
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Frutal silvestre. (Tournon, J. 2006: Las Plantas, los Rao y sus espíritus ( Etnobotánica del Ucayali))
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Shipibo-Conibo Peru
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Fruto comestible (más bien se chupa). También es comestible su cogollo. (Guallart, J.M. 1968: Nomenclatura Jibaro-Aguaruna de Palmeras en el Distrito de Cenepa.)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Food Fruits Indigenous Aguaruna Peru
Human Food Food Palm heart Indigenous Aguaruna Peru
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: New leaf sprout used to make women´s spinning basket. Trunks used rarely as house posts. (Bodley, J.H., and F.C. Benson 1979: Cultural ecology of Amazonian palms)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Utensils and Tools Domestic Spear leaf Indigenous Shipibo-Conibo Peru
Construction Houses Stem Indigenous Shipibo-Conibo Peru
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Planta comestible recolectada. Parte comestible, corazón. (Chirif, A. 1978: Salud y nutrición en sociedades nativas)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Food Palm heart Indigenous Aguaruna Peru
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Producto empleado en la alimentación. Frutales y otros vegetales. (Huertas, B. 2007: Nuestro territorio Kampu Piyawi (Shawi))
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Food Not specified Indigenous Shawi Peru
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: The heart is edible. Blowgun darts are made from the petiole. (Bennett, B.C., M.A. Baker, and P. Gómez-Andrade 2002: Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Food Palm heart Indigenous Shuar Ecuador
Utensils and Tools Hunting and fishing Petiole Indigenous Shuar Ecuador
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Trunks. (Padoch, C., and W. De Jong 1989: Production and profit in agroforestry: an example from the Peruvian Amazon)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Construction Houses Stem Mestizo N/A Peru
Astrocaryum huicungo Dammer ex Burret: Uso alimenticio. Zumo de los frutos. (Descola, P. 1989: La selva culta- Simbolismo y praxis en la ecología de los Achuar)
Use Category Use Sub Category Plant Part Human Group Ethnic Group Country
Human Food Beverages Fruits Indigenous Achuar Ecuador

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Fruits	Indigenous	Shipibo-Conibo	Peru

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Fruits	Indigenous	Aguaruna	Peru
Human Food	Food	Palm heart	Indigenous	Aguaruna	Peru

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Utensils and Tools	Domestic	Spear leaf	Indigenous	Shipibo-Conibo	Peru
Construction	Houses	Stem	Indigenous	Shipibo-Conibo	Peru

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Palm heart	Indigenous	Aguaruna	Peru

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Not specified	Indigenous	Shawi	Peru

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Food	Palm heart	Indigenous	Shuar	Ecuador
Utensils and Tools	Hunting and fishing	Petiole	Indigenous	Shuar	Ecuador

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Construction	Houses	Stem	Mestizo	N/A	Peru

Use Category	Use Sub Category	Plant Part	Human Group	Ethnic Group	Country
Human Food	Beverages	Fruits	Indigenous	Achuar	Ecuador

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