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Oenocarpus bataua Mart.

Palmae

SE North America (Panama) South America (tropics)

sci

dr (oil used in the treatment of asthma, oil to prevent boldness, shampoo) fd (fruits: drink, oil) fr ma (fibers from leaves sheath used as arrows) pl ti (roof of rustic houses, trunk: bows)

Jessenia bataua (Mart.) Burret Jessenia bataua (Mart.) Burret ssp. bataua Jessenia polycarpa H.Karst. Jessenia weberbaueri Burret

bataua oenocarpus; tooroo, toru (Guyana)

oenocarpe bataua

aricacuá, aricaguá (Colombia, Venezuela); batauá (Colombia); chapil (Colombia, Ecuador); come, comee, comenya (Colombia); coroba (Venezuela); cuperi (Colombia); curuba (Venezuela); hunguravi (Peru, Venezuela); jagua (Trinidad, Venezuela); majo (Bolivia); maripa de montaña (Guianas); mil pesos, milpesa, milpeso, obango (Colombia); palma de jagua (Trinidad, Venezuela); palma de leche (Colombia, Venezuela); palma patavona (French Guiana); palma real (Venezuela); palma resina (Colombia); palma seje, palma zamora (Venezuela); patabá, patahuá, patauá, patawa (Colombia); sacumana (Peru); seje (Colombia, Venezuela); seje grande, seje hembra (Venezuela); shimbi-muyo (Ecuador); sinami (Peru); unamá, unamo, unamu (Colombia, Venezuela); ungurabe (Peru); ungurahua (Ecuador); ungurahui, ungurauy (Peru); yacohañu (Colombia); yagua (Trinidad)

batauá (Brazil); batawa (carib, Guyana); batawo (West Indies); bocohañu, boreyabeñu, cohañu (cubeo, Colombia); comenyá, commé (muinane and huitoto, Colombia); cuuruhu (bora, Peru); duebocohañu (cubeo, Colombia); koanani (yanomama, Brazil); komaíhe (huitoto, Colombia); komboe (Suriname); kuanamré (carib, Venezuela); kuarámo (baré, Venezuela); kuhéri (maquiritare, Venezuela); kunhua (carib, Venezuela); kunku (shuar, Ecuador); kunwada (carib, Venezuela); kunyek (arecuna, Venezuela); kupéri (guahibo, Venezuela); mohee (warrau, Guyana); nijocho (cofán, Ecuador); oruta (chami, Colombia); pacauá (Brazil); palma milpé, patabá (tucano); pataka koemboe (Suriname); patauá (Brazil, Suriname); patuá (Brazil); punáma (curripaco, Venezuela); segen (Brazil); seje o ñumuñu (tucano); socorrong (cholo, Colombia); trupa (chami, Colombia); tsitsihu (bora, Peru); turu (arawak, Guyana); uruta (cholo, Colombia); yaro (baniwa and guarekena, Venezuela); yavecohañu (cubeo); yaveecohañu (cubeo, Colombia);

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Latin name	Oenocarpus bataua Mart.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	sci
Use	dr (oil used in the treatment of asthma, oil to prevent boldness, shampoo) fd (fruits: drink, oil) fr ma (fibers from leaves sheath used as arrows) pl ti (roof of rustic houses, trunk: bows)
Synonym	Jessenia bataua (Mart.) Burret Jessenia bataua (Mart.) Burret ssp. bataua Jessenia polycarpa H.Karst. Jessenia weberbaueri Burret
English name	bataua oenocarpus; tooroo, toru (Guyana)
French name	oenocarpe bataua
Spanish name	aricacuá, aricaguá (Colombia, Venezuela); batauá (Colombia); chapil (Colombia, Ecuador); come, comee, comenya (Colombia); coroba (Venezuela); cuperi (Colombia); curuba (Venezuela); hunguravi (Peru, Venezuela); jagua (Trinidad, Venezuela); majo (Bolivia); maripa de montaña (Guianas); mil pesos, milpesa, milpeso, obango (Colombia); palma de jagua (Trinidad, Venezuela); palma de leche (Colombia, Venezuela); palma patavona (French Guiana); palma real (Venezuela); palma resina (Colombia); palma seje, palma zamora (Venezuela); patabá, patahuá, patauá, patawa (Colombia); sacumana (Peru); seje (Colombia, Venezuela); seje grande, seje hembra (Venezuela); shimbi-muyo (Ecuador); sinami (Peru); unamá, unamo, unamu (Colombia, Venezuela); ungurabe (Peru); ungurahua (Ecuador); ungurahui, ungurauy (Peru); yacohañu (Colombia); yagua (Trinidad)
Other name	batauá (Brazil); batawa (carib, Guyana); batawo (West Indies); bocohañu, boreyabeñu, cohañu (cubeo, Colombia); comenyá, commé (muinane and huitoto, Colombia); cuuruhu (bora, Peru); duebocohañu (cubeo, Colombia); koanani (yanomama, Brazil); komaíhe (huitoto, Colombia); komboe (Suriname); kuanamré (carib, Venezuela); kuarámo (baré, Venezuela); kuhéri (maquiritare, Venezuela); kunhua (carib, Venezuela); kunku (shuar, Ecuador); kunwada (carib, Venezuela); kunyek (arecuna, Venezuela); kupéri (guahibo, Venezuela); mohee (warrau, Guyana); nijocho (cofán, Ecuador); oruta (chami, Colombia); pacauá (Brazil); palma milpé, patabá (tucano); pataka koemboe (Suriname); patauá (Brazil, Suriname); patuá (Brazil); punáma (curripaco, Venezuela); segen (Brazil); seje o ñumuñu (tucano); socorrong (cholo, Colombia); trupa (chami, Colombia); tsitsihu (bora, Peru); turu (arawak, Guyana); uruta (cholo, Colombia); yaro (baniwa and guarekena, Venezuela); yavecohañu (cubeo); yaveecohañu (cubeo, Colombia);
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