Arecaceae

Buri palm

Allagoptera caudescens (Mart.) Kuntze

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Allagoptera

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Buri palm: Polyandrococos caudescens (Mart.) Barb. Rodr. — Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 多蕊椰子
English: Buri palm
Persian: نخل بوری
Portuguese: Polyandrococos

Synonyms

Ceroxylon niveum Hort.Belg. ex H.Wendl.
Ceroxylon niveum Jacob-Makoy
Diplothemium caudescens Mart.
Diplothemium pectinatum Barb.Rodr.
Orania nivea Linden ex W.Watson
Polyandrococos caudescens (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.
Polyandrococos pectinata (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.

Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.