| Itaya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Cryosophileae |
| Genus: | Itaya H.E.Moore |
| Species: | I. amicorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Itaya amicorum | |
Itaya amicorum is a medium-size fan palm that is native to Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is the only species in the genus Itaya. It was unknown to science until 1972, when it was discovered on the bank of the Itaya River in the Peruvian Amazon.[2]
- ^ Loftus, C.; Chadburn, H. (2014). "Itaya amicorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T38584A44446376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T38584A44446376.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Piptocarpha (Compositae: Vernonieae). Flora Neotropica. New York: New York Botanical Garden Press. 2007. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-89327-482-5. OCLC 77504368.