Attalea phalerata — a medium houseplant
SPECIMEN · FROM THE LIBRARY
Attalea phalerata

Attalea Phalerata

Updated · 25 observations
ON THIS PLANT

Attalea phalerata is a species of palm tree known by the English common name urucuri palm, the Portuguese common name urucurizeiro, and the Spanish common name shapaja. Other common names include motacu and bacuri. It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru, where it grows along southern and western Amazonia. It is the most common palm tree on the Pantanal.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Attalea
Family
Arecaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Urucuri palm en Montacú palm en Scheelea palm en Shapaja
PLATES
Attalea phalerata leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Attalea phalerata fruit
PLATE 02 · fruit
Attalea phalerata fruit
PLATE 03 · fruit
Attalea phalerata habit
PLATE 04 · habit
Attalea phalerata habit
PLATE 05 · habit
ALSO IN THE LIBRARY

You might also like.