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Astrocaryum alatum is a species of palm with edible nuts, a flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a common species found many types of rainforests and swamps in Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
It is locally known as the coquillo or coquito in Costa Rica.
Astrocaryum alatum is a widespread and common species found in eastern Honduras (Gracias a Dios Department), Costa Rica, eastern Nicaragua and western Panama. It occurs on both coasts of Costa Rica, although the IUCN claims it mostly occurs on the Caribbean side (although the distribution map as well as the list of national parks provided by the same website contradicts this).
The endosperm of the large seeds tastes pleasantly like coconut, and the fruits are sometimes harvested for this in Costa Rica. According to a Kew website it has local traditional medicinal uses in Colombia, but it does not occur in Colombia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astrocaryum alatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
