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Cocos butyracea Mutis ex L.f.
Suppl. Pl. 454. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782]
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Attalea butyracea (Mutis ex L.f.) Wess.Boer
Pittieria 17: 312. 1988 [Feb 1988]

Cocos butyracea (Attalea butyracea) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 04, 2009.

Synonyms:

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Royal palm, Wine palm, American oil palm, Yagua palm, Amazon palm
PORTUGUESE (Português): Jaci (Brazil), Aricuri (Brazil)
SPANISH (Español): Palma yagua (Venezuela), Palma de yagua (Venezuela), Yagua (Venezuela), Shapaja (Peru), Shapajilla (Peru), Palla (bolivia), Corozo (Guam, mexico, Venezuela), Canambo (Ecuador), Coquito (Guam), Coyol Real (Mexico), Palma de vino (Colombia), Palma real (Colombia, Panama), Shebón (Peru), Palma de puerco, Cuesco, Cuma, Coyoles, Curumuta, Cohune


20786 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 04, 2009. (Attalea butyracea) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20787 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 04, 2009. (Attalea butyracea) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


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