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Maripa palm
Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Palms

Maripa palm

Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMaripa palm
DutchMaripapalm
Spanish—
Chinese马里帕直叶椰子
Sranan Tongomaripa
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAttalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart.

About this species

Attalea maripa, commonly called maripa palm 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, bearing up to 636 leaflets. 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.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusAttalea

In Suriname

82Records in Suriname
20iNaturalist observations
1920First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini32
  • Para7
  • Paramaribo4
  • Brokopondo3
  • Saramacca3
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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