Mauritiella aculeata

Common names

Rio Negro Palm, Morichito Palm.

Curiosities

Natives divide the trunks in strips to make the frame of roofs.

Origin

Rio Negro area in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil.

Habitat

Morphology

The trunks are usually greyish and form big groups. Costapalmate, almost circular leaves. Fruits with scales, decorative, reddish brown in colour.

Climate

Germination

Growing