Attalea gomphococca
Mart.
ArecaceaeSeeds/Nuts
What to Eat
Edible parts: Nuts - oil
The nuts are pressed for oil.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Central America,
Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
How to Identify
A palm. The leaves are 10 m long. The bases of the leaves remain attached to the trunk. The flowering stalk is large and drooping. The fruit are 6 cm long.
Notes
There are between (22) 30-71 Attalea species. Some authorities divide them among Attalea, Orbignya, Scheela and Maximiliana.
Names & Synonyms
Probably Attalea butyracea
References (3)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 48
- Henderson, A., Galeano, G and Bernal, R., 1995, Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton. p 158 (Attalea butyracea)
- Hist. nat. palm. 3:301, t. 167, fig. 6. 1849
