Mauritia

For other uses, see Mauritia (disambiguation).

Mauritia is a genus of fan palms which is native to northern South America and to the Island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. Only two species are currently accepted.^[1]

Image	Fruit	Scientific name	Distribution
		Mauritia flexuosa	widely distributed across northern South America as far south as Bolivia, extending north to Trinidad
		Mauritia carana	Amazon regions of Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and Colombia.[1][2]

Mauritia
Mauritia flexuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Calamoideae
Tribe:	Lepidocaryeae
Genus:	Mauritia L.f.
Species
Mauritia carana Mauritia flexuosa