amily: Palmae

Species: Jessenia bataua (Martius) Burret

Synonyms: Oenocarpus bataua Martius, J. polycarpa Karsten, J. repanda Engel, J. oligocarpa Grisebach & Wendland e The three first synonyms are of J. bataua subsp. bataua, while the last is of J. bataua subsp. oligocarpa (Balick 1986).

Common names: patauб (Brazil, Suriname); milpesos, seje, palma de leche (Colombia); chapil (Ecuador); palma patavona (French Guiana); batawa (from the Carib, hence the specific name) (Guyana); ungurauy (Peru); jagua, yagua (Trinidad); seje, jagua (Venezuela) (Balick 1986).

Patauб's importance to the people of northern South America is attested by the number of common names attributed to it by the Amerindians, and rural and urban populations in this region. Balick (1986) lists 87 names, most from indigenous groups, and there are probably many more.

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