Urucuri palm
Attalea phalerata Mart. ex Spreng.
Attalea phalerata is a palm species native to southern and western Amazonia, including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It is the most common palm tree in the Pantanal region and is known by several common names, including urucuri palm, urucurizeiro, and shapaja. This species is distributed across various parts of Brazil, including the Amazonas region and Parque Nacional Natural de Amacayacu.
Description
Attalea phalerata belongs to the Arecaceae family and is found in several regions of Brazil, as well as in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It is commonly referred to as urucuri palm in English and is prevalent in the Pantanal. The species was first described in 1825 and is known for its wide distribution in the Amazon basin and surrounding areas.
Other common names
Urucuri palm
Distribution
BR · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu · Amazonas · Global · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil West-Central · Paraguay · Peru · Leticia
Synonyms
Maximiliana princepsMaximiliana tetrastichaAttalea excelsaAttalea gomphococcaAttalea hoehneiAttalea parvifloraAttalea princepsScheelea amylaceaScheelea anisitsianaScheelea corumbaensisScheelea gomphococcaScheelea huebneriScheelea lauromuellerianaScheelea martianaScheelea microspadixScheelea parvifloraScheelea phalerataScheelea princepsScheelea princeps var. corumbaensisScheelea quadrispermaScheelea quadrisulcataScheelea tetrastichaScheelea weberbaueriAttalea amylaceaAttalea anisitsianaAttalea huebneriAttalea lauromuellerianaAttalea weberbaueriAttalea excelsaAttalea pacensis
