Attalea maripa
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Inaja Palm
Attalea maripa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Attalea Species: A. maripa
Binomial name
Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart.

Inaja Palm (American oil palm, Cucurite palm, Kokerit-palm in Guyana, Maripa palm; syn. Attalea venatorum (Poepp. ex Mart.) Mart., Attalea venatorum (Poeppig ex C.Martius) C. Martius, Cocos venatorum Poeppig ex C.Martius, Englerophoenix caribaea Kuntze, Englerophoenix regia Kuntze, Englerophoenix regia (Mart.) Kuntze, Ethnora maripa (Mart.) O. F. Cook, Maximiliana maripa (Aubl.) Drude, Maximiliana maripa (Corrêa) Drude, Maximiliana martiana H.Karst., Maximiliana regia Mart., Maximilliana stenocarpa Burret, Maximilliana venatorum (Poepp. ex Mart.) H. A. Wendland ex Kerch, Palma maripa Aubl.) is a palm native to Amazon Rainforest. This plant has a yellow edible fruit which is oblong ovoid and cream. It grows up 30 m high and can have leaves or fronds 10-12 m long and has a large inflorescense which is interfoliar.

References

• Schultes, Richard E. (1974). Palms and religion in the northwest Amazon. Principes 18 (1): 3-21. Astrocaryum vulgare, Bactris gasipaes, Euterpe oleracea, E. precatoria, Leopoldinia piassaba, Maximiliana martiana, Oenocarpus bacaba, Socratea exorrhiza

See also

• List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil

External links

• University of Melbourne: Synonyms of Attalea maripa

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