Attalea eichleri
(Drude) A. J. Hend.
Large-fruit yagua palm
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Fruit
Both the seeds and fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, SE Asia, Thailand,
How to Identify
A palm. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves are 2.7 m long. The fruiting shoots are near ground level. The fruiting shoots point upwards and have several fruit. The fruit are brown and 7 cm long by 4 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Painha, Pindoba
Orbignya eichleri DrudeOrbigyna humilis Mart.Orbigyna longibracteata Barb.Rodr.Orbignya macrocarpa Barb.Rodr.Orbignya urbaniana Dammer
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 107
- Martins, R. C., et al, 2014, Use and Diversity of Palm (Arecaceae) Resources in Central Western Brazil. The Scientific World Journal.. Volume 2014, Article ID 942043
