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Attalea maripa

Attalea maripa

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Attalea maripa, commonly called maripa palm is a palm native to tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It grows up 35 m (115 ft) tall and can have leaves or fronds 10–12 m (33–39 ft) long, bearing up to 636 leaflets. This plant has a yellow edible fruit which is oblong ovoid and cream. An edible oil can be extracted from the pulp of the fruit and from the kernel of the seed.

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Family
Arecaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Attalea maripa
Slug
attalea-maripa
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Attalea
Species
maripa
Wikidata QID
Q2708422
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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