Species of palm
Attalea maripa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Monocots
Clade :
Commelinids
Order:
Arecales
Family:
Arecaceae
Genus:
Attalea
Species:
A. maripa
Binomial name
Attalea maripa
Synonyms [ 2]
Palma maripa Aubl.
Attalea cryptanthera Wess.Boer
Attalea macropetala (Burret ) Wess.Boer
Attalea regia (Mart.) Wess.Boer
Englerophoenix caribaeum (Griseb. & H.Wendl. ) Kuntze
Englerophoenix longirostrata (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Englerophoenix maripa (Aubl.) Kuntze
Englerophoenix regia (Mart.) Kuntze
Ethnora maripa (Mart.) O.F.Cook
Maximiliana caribaea Griseb. & H.Wendl. in A.H.R.Grisebach
Maximiliana elegans H.Karst.
Maximiliana longirostrata Barb.Rodr.
Maximiliana macrogyne Burret
Maximiliana macropetala Burret
Maximiliana maripa (Aubl.) Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc.
Maximiliana martiana H.Karst.
Maximiliana regia Mart.
Maximiliana stenocarpa Burret
Maximiliana tetrasticha Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc.
Scheelea maripa (Aubl.) H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem
Scheelea tetrasticha (Drude) Burret
Temenia regia (Mart.) O.F.Cook
Attalea maripa - MHNT
Attalea maripa , commonly called maripa palm [ 3] 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. 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.