Attalea burretiana
Bondar
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Description
A palm. It grows 10-30 m tall. The trunk is 35-40 cm across. The leaves are 5.5-8.5 cm long with 140-200 leaflets on each side. The fruit are 8-11 cm long and 4.5-6 cm wide. There are 1-3 seeds. These are 3-4 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit and seeds are edible; oil is extracted from the seeds.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, South America,
Other Uses
The leaves are used as a covering for houses and to shade vegetable crops.
References (1)
- Glassman, A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae). p 57
