Arecaceae

Mapora palm

Oenocarpus mapora H.Karst.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Oenocarpus

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Mapora palm: Oenocarpus mapora (family: Arecaceae). Located in the Amazon jungle of Loreto Region , Perú, 60km south of Iquitos — Photo: Rickahontas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Mapora palm
Portuguese: Bacabi, Bacabinha
Spanish: Cinamillo

Synonyms

Oenocarpus dryanderae Burret
Oenocarpus macrocalyx Burret
Oenocarpus mapora subsp. dryanderae (Burret) Balick
Oenocarpus mapora subsp. mapora
Oenocarpus multicaulis Spruce
Oenocarpus panamanus L.H.Bailey

Photos

Photo: Rickahontas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 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.