Phytelephas macrocarpa

Published in Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 301 (1798)

The native range of this species is Panama to Bolivia and NW. Brazil. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food and a medicine and for fuel and food.

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