Arecaceae

Moretillo palm

Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Mauritiella

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Moretillo palm: Fruit of the Buriticillo Palm, edible when peeled. Found mainly in the Amazon Basin, photo from Colombia. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 南美棕, 毛里特拉棕
English: Moretillo palm, Multistemmed buriti palm

Synonyms

Lepidococcus armatus (Mart.) H.Wendl. & Drude
Lepidococcus duckei (Burret) A.D.Hawkes
Lepidococcus huebneri (Burret) A.D.Hawkes
Lepidococcus intermedius (Burret) A.D.Hawkes
Lepidococcus martianus (Spruce) A.D.Hawkes
Lepidococcus peruvianus (Becc.) A.D.Hawkes
Lepidococcus pumilus (Wallace) H.Wendl. & Drude ex A.D.Hawkes
Mauritia aculeata Mart.
Mauritia armata Mart.
Mauritia campylostachys (Burret) Balick
Mauritia duckei (Burret) Balick
Mauritia huebneri Burret
Mauritia intermedia Burret
Mauritia macrospadix (Burret) Balick
Mauritia martiana Spruce
Mauritia nannostachys (Burret) Balick
Mauritia peruviana Becc.
Mauritiella campylostachys Burret
Mauritiella duckei Burret
Mauritiella huebneri (Burret) Burret
Mauritiella intermedia (Burret) Burret
Mauritiella macrospadix Burret
Mauritiella martiana (Spruce) Burret
Mauritiella nannostachys Burret
Mauritiella peruviana (Becc.) Burret
Oenocarpus dealbatus H.Wendl.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Márcia Martins, CC BY 4.0, 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.