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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Manicaria saccifera Gaertn.

Palmae

SE North America (Central America, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)

hyg

dr fd (source of sago, seed oil) ma (hat made with spathes, sail made with leaves) ti

Manicaria plunkenetii Griseb. ex H.Wendl. Manicharia atricha Burret Pilophora testicularis Jacq.

bussu sleevepalm; bussu palm; monkey-cap palm (Panama); sleevepalm

manicaria toulouri; toulouri

guágara (Panama, Venezuela); guagra (Panama); jócara, palma de jicara (Colombia); palma real (Nicaragua); temiche, timiche (Venezuela)

confra, manaca, yolillo; weruk (kuna, Panama)

Latin name	Manicaria saccifera Gaertn.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr fd (source of sago, seed oil) ma (hat made with spathes, sail made with leaves) ti
Synonym	Manicaria plunkenetii Griseb. ex H.Wendl. Manicharia atricha Burret Pilophora testicularis Jacq.
English name	bussu sleevepalm; bussu palm; monkey-cap palm (Panama); sleevepalm
French name	manicaria toulouri; toulouri
Spanish name	guágara (Panama, Venezuela); guagra (Panama); jócara, palma de jicara (Colombia); palma real (Nicaragua); temiche, timiche (Venezuela)
Other name	confra, manaca, yolillo; weruk (kuna, Panama)
Trade name