Avar

Avara fruit ("Astrocaryum vulgare") or avarra is a family of palm horsetail plants that originate in the South American region. In its appearance and biological structure, the avara resembles palm trees. As a rule, the avara palm does not exceed 15 meters in height. The avara palm tree is distinguished by its pinnate leaves, which usually reach one and a half meters in length and are covered with rather impressive spines.

By the way, according to studies of avara thorns, often reaching 20 cm in length, researchers call an additional source of useful compounds necessary for the growth and development of the plant. It turns out that avara spines located on the trunk of the plant are able to obtain nutrient compounds directly from the leaves of other tropical trees, which fall and linger on the prickly trunk of the palm tree.

It is worth noting that avar inflorescences are located on the trunk and are divided into female and male flowers. Avara fruits are small in size (3-6 cm in length) orange or red-brown in color, they are flesh no more than 5 mm thick with a large and rocky seed inside. What is remarkable is that avara flesh resembles apricot to taste.

In addition, the avar fruit contains a large amount of bet-carotene. Currently, the Avara palm tree is cultivated on an industrial scale throughout South America. It is worth noting that avar fruit plays an important role in the culinary tradition of the inhabitants of the palm plant distribution region. Usually in South America, avara fruits are served as an unusual seasoning for yellow rice.

Scientists believe that the first to use the fruits of the Avara were the tribes of Indians who settled in South America a millennium ago. In the process of natural migration and Indian migration, the Avara plant spread to Brazil, Guiana and Suriname. Avara is considered a symbol of French Guiana, France's largest overseas department. The Avara palm is widespread throughout Guiana.

The avara plant prefers to grow on former shoals covered with dry forest, as well as in forests on the coast. The Avara palm tree favors drained soils. Avara fruits are consumed, which are famous for their large content in their chemical composition of vegetable oil, vitamin A and bet-carotene.

It is worth noting that the fruits of the Avara have long been considered a medicine used in folk medicine by the tribes of the Indians. Avara fruits are thought to have therapeutic effects and help with toothache, rheumatism and boils. In addition, regular consumption of avara fruits has a positive effect on the entire human body as a whole.