| Oenocarpus bacaba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Oenocarpus |
| Species: | O. bacaba
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenocarpus bacaba | |
Oenocarpus bacaba is an economically important monoecious fruiting palm native to South America and the Amazon rainforest, which has edible fruits. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It can reach up to 20–25 metres tall and 15–25 cm in diameter. It grows in well-drained sandy soils of the Amazon basin.[1]
- ^ Galeano, Gloria 1992. Las palmas de la regíon de Araracuara. Bogotá: TOPEMBOS - Universidad Nacional.