The Platonia insignis is a promising fruit species, for the wide possibilities that it presents as species of multiple purposes, and soon could become a new alternative of perennial culture for the Amazon region. The occurrence and geographical distribution of the P. insignis presented in this work, is largely based on the appointments on vegetation made by the project Radambrasil, research in herbarium, besides information in gardening inventories contained in the literature. The objective of this work was to register information about the geographical distribution of the P. insignis, seeking studies of genetic disposal and collects of material to define appropriate procedures for its cultivation and consequent pressure reduction on native plant populations. There aren't doubts on the Amazon origin of the P. insignis, being found in the beginning of the twentieth century, in the left margin and in the right margin of the Pará river, abundant in the southeast coast of Marajó Island, where constitute in a characteristic tree of marginal forests. In all Amazon, one area of large concentration of the species is the estuary of Amazon's river. In the State of Pará, was dispersed in direction to the northeast of Brazil, reaching the savannahs and plains of the States of Maranhão and Piauí. In the south direction, the dispersion reached the States of Tocantins and Mato Grosso, getting to break the borders of Brazil. In the north direction it reached the State of Amapá, also happening, although in a rare way, in the State of Amazon.
dispersion; native fruit; population; Platonia insignis Mart
