Mauritiella
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Mauritiella is a dioecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America where it is commonly called buriti. It is named after the similar and closely related genus Mauritia.[2][3][4]
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Mauritiella | |
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Mauritiella armata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Calamoideae |
Tribe: | Lepidocaryeae |
Genus: | Mauritiella Burret[1] |
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Four species are recognized:[2]
- Mauritiella aculeata (Kunth) Burret - Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, northwestern Brazil
- Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
- Mauritiella macroclada (Burret) Burret - western Ecuador, western Colombia
- Mauritiella pumila (Wallace) Burret - southwestern Venezuela, southeastern Colombia