Arecaceae
Oenocarpus

Oenocarpus bataua Mart.

First published in Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 23 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad, E. Panama to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food and a medicine and for fuel and food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
chapil, milpé, milpés, milpesa, milpeso, milpesos, milpesos blanco, palma de seje, palma milpé, palma milpés, palma milpesos, palma seje, patabá, seje, seje grande, seje real, trupa, unama, unamo, ungurahui
[UNAL]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 1000 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Orinoquia, Pacífico, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol, palma solitaria
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Guiana Shield, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–1000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés, Vichada.
Conservation
National Red List of Colombia (2021): LC.
Habit
Tree, Solitary palm.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Arú (Emberá), Ataiboto (Sikuani), Babayhu igai (Muinane), Bareu puori (Piaroa), Bateí (Andoque), Batú (Andoque), Bokohañu (Cubeo), Boreyabeñu (Cubeo)
[UPFC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Morphology General Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Alt. 0 - 1000 m.
Conservation
Least concern.
Distribution
Native from Colombia.
[UPB]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Use Food
Food (Pérez Arbeláez 1996).
Use Food Oils & Fats
Infructescences - This palm bears large bunches of fruit that produce palm oil (National Research Council 1975).
Use Materials Fibres
Leaves - Fibres are obtained from the leaves for basketry (Linares 1994).
Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Materials Wood
Used to make blowguns (Linares 1994).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).
[UPB]

Common Names

Spanish
Chapil, milpesillo, milpeso, milpesos, pataba, palma de seje, seje, coroba, vesirri, milpé, coroiba, palma lechera, unamo.
unknown
mel pesos palm, patana palm, pataúa, patua, seje, seje palm, tooroo, toowo palm

Sources

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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