genus Attalea


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Noun1.genus Attalea - unarmed feather palms of central and northern South Americagenus Attalea - unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
Attalea
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
Attalea funifera, bahia coquilla, Bahia piassava, piassava palm, pissaba palm - Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
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The genus Attalea (Arecaceae) of Bolivia: regional ecologic system affinities
El genero Attalea (Arecaceae) de Bolivia: Afinidades con sistemas ecologicos regionales
In the Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas (Henderson et al., 1995), all species of subtribe Attaleinae sensu Uhl and Dransfield (1987) are included in a broad genus Attalea, while in the Taxonomic Treatment of Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Glassman, 1999), the group is treated as five separate genera (Attalea sensu stricto, Orbignya, Scheelea, Maximiliana and Ynesa).
Una vision general de la taxonomia de Attalea (Arecaceae)
The genus Attalea has 12 medicinal species, followed by Astrocaryum and Syagrus each with 10 different species with medicinal uses each.
Las palmeras americanas con uso medicinal en las publicaciones etnobotanicas y farmacologicas

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