Iriartella
| Iriartella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Iriarteeae |
| Genus: | Iriartella H.Wendl. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cuatrecasea Dugand | |
Iriartella is a genus of two species of palms found in northern and northwestern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and western Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará States)).[1][2] The Nukak of Colombia people use Iriartella setigera to fashion blowguns.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.