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Taxon:  Mauritiella aculeata (Kunth) Burret



Summary
Genus:
Mauritiella
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Calamoideae
Tribe:
Lepidocaryeae
Subtribe:
Mauritiinae
Nomen number:
438452
Place of publication:
Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12:609. 1935
Verified:
10/08/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mauritia aculeata Kunth

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Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
  2. Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
  3. Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
  4. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  5. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Common names
English
buritirana –
Portuguese
caranaí –
Spanish
caraña –
moriche –
morichito –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaApure 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaGuainía 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaVaupés 
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Amazonas, Apure]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Guainía, Vaupés]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=438452. Accessed 27 April 2025.