Attalea butyracea

(Mutis ex L.f.) Wess.Boer (1988)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Attalea

american oil palm, yagua palm

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Pittieria 17: 312 (1988)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Attalea butyracea (Mutis ex L.f.) Wess.Boer Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden palmetum. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7441 Kauai PTBG 3/30/2009
2 Attalea butyracea (Mutis ex L.f.) Wess.Boer Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden palmetum. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7441 Kauai PTBG 3/30/2009