Oenocarpus

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Oenocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Oenocarpus Mart.
Species
Oenocarpus bacaba Oenocarpus balickii Oenocarpus bataua Oenocarpus circumtextus Oenocarpus distichus Oenocarpus makeru Oenocarpus mapora Oenocarpus minor Oenocarpus simplex

Oenocarpus is a genus of palms native to Trinidad, Central and South America. Its nine species extends from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.

[edit] References

• Oenocarpus Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 21 (1823). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.