Bacaba palm
Oenocarpus bacaba Mart.
Names
| English | Bacaba palm |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Koemboepalm |
| Spanish | Milpesillo |
| Chinese | 巴卡巴酒果椰 |
| Sranan Tongo | kumbu |
| Surinamese Dutch | koemboe |
| Sranan Tongo | palmbon (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Oenocarpus bacaba Mart. |
About this species
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.
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El milpesillo (Oenocarpus bacaba) es una palmera nativa de la Amazonia, cuyo fruto es comestible y se usa para preparar bebidas en la misma forma que el seje.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Arecales |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Genus | Oenocarpus |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini25
- Para18
- Brokopondo4
- Paramaribo2
- Saramacca2
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
