Arecaceae
Moca palm
Syagrus amara
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Syagrus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 苦味女王椰子, 马提尼榈
- English
- Moca palm, Overtop palm
Synonyms
- Calappa amara (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Cocos amara Jacq.
- Rhyticocos amara (Jacq.) Becc.
Photos
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: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.