page_title: Oenocarpus
hierarchical_section_title: Oenocarpus
caption_attribution_description: English: Oenocarpus mapora (family: Arecaceae). Located in the Amazon jungle of Loreto Region, Perú, 60km south of Iquitos Español: Oenocarpus mapora (familia: Arecaceae) en la selva de Loreto en Perú, 60km sur de Iquitos
context_page_description: Oenocarpus is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.
  Common names in their native range are bacaba in Brazil, and palma milpesos in Spanish-speaking countries. These terms may also refer to the most well-known member of this genus, O. bacaba, but more precise common names exist for that species.
  The fruit of Oenocarpus palms are food for various animals, such as the green aracari for which O. bacaba fruit are a mainstay food. They are also locally eaten by humans, and these palms are also used in folk medicine. Their wood is useful for handicraft and the fruits can also be used to produce oil, which is of excellent quality and was used as a substitute for olive oil during WW2.
context_section_description: Oenocarpus is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America.  With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.
  Common names in their native range are bacaba in Brazil, and palma milpesos (or just milpesos) in Spanish-speaking countries. These terms may also refer to the most well-known member of this genus, O. bacaba, but more precise common names exist for that species.
  The fruit of Oenocarpus palms are food for various animals, such as the green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis) for which O. bacaba fruit are a mainstay food. They are also locally eaten by humans, and these palms are also used in folk medicine. Their wood is useful for handicraft and the fruits can also be used to produce oil, which is of excellent quality and was used as a substitute for olive oil during WW2.
caption: Oenocarpus mapora
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