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Mauritia flexuosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Mauritia |
| Species: | M. flexuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mauritia flexuosa | |
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| Distribution of Mauritia flexuosa | |
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Mauritia flexuosa, known as the moriche palm, ité palm, ita, buriti, muriti, miriti (Brazil), canangucho (Colombia), morete or acho (Ecuador), or aguaje (Peru), is a palm tree. It grows in and near swamps and other wet areas in tropical South America.[2]
Mauritia flexuosa, a tree, can reach up to 35 m (115 ft) in height. The large leaves form a rounded crown. The flowers are yellowish and appear from December to April. The fruit, which grows from December to June, is a chestnut color and is covered with shiny scales. The yellow flesh covers a hard, oval nut. The seeds float, and this is the means by which the palm tree propagates. In natural populations, the tree reaches very high densities.[3]
- ^ "Mauritia flexuosa L.f. — the Plant List". Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Francis Kahn. "Ecology of Economically Important Palms in Peruvian Amazonia" (PDF). Horizon.documentation.ird.fr. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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