Astrocaryum standleyanum is a species of palm known by many common names, including chumba wumba, black palm, chonta, chontadura, coquillo, palma negra,[1]pejibaye de montaña,[2]güerre, güérregue, güinul, mocora, pucaishchi (Chachi),[3] and chunga (Emberá).[4] It is native to Central and South America, where its distribution extends from Nicaragua to Ecuador.[5] It is most common in central Panama, even becoming abundant in the tropical forests around the Panama Canal, but in general it is not a common plant.[6]
^Astrocaryum standleyanum L.H. Bailey. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Herbarium.
^Gargiullo, M., et al. A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica. Oxford University Press. 2008. pg. 3.
^Pedersen, H. B. (1994). Mocora palm-fibers: Use and management of Astrocaryum standleyanum (Arecaceae) in Ecuador. Economic Botany 48(3) 310-25.
^Macko, A. (2012). Need versus availability of the Astrocaryum standleyanum palm and strategies for future sustainable management in the Ipeti Embera territory, eastern Panama.[permanent dead link] SIT Graduate Institute Independent Study Project Collection. Paper 1322.
^"Astrocaryum standleyanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^Condit, R., et al. Trees of Panama and Costa Rica. Princeton University Press. 2010. pg. 78.
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