Bataua palm (Oenocarpus bataua)
Oenocarpus bataua is an Amazonian palm prized for its nutritious, oil-rich fruit. The dark purple fruit yields valuable pataua oil for food and cosmetics, and its pulp.
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Synonyms
Jessenia bataua (Mart.) Burret
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderArecales
- familyArecaceae
- genusOenocarpus
- speciesOenocarpus bataua
