Urucuri palm

(Attalea phalerata)

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Description

Attalea phalerata is a species of palm tree known by the English common name urucuri palm, the Portuguese common name urucurizeiro, and the Spanish common name shapaja.Other common names include motacu and bacuri.It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru, where it grows along southern and western Amazonia.It is the most common palm tree on the Pantanal.This palm grows up to 18 meters tall. It begins to reproduce at one meter tall, at an age of 7 to 10 years. It produces flowers throughout the year and fruits twice per year. It grows in many types of forests.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Attalea
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