Description: English: Oenocarpus bataua syn. Jessenia polycarpa. Date: 3 June 2012, 04:05:32. Source: Florae Columbiae, volume 1. Author: Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten.
A bamboo palm ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia under names such as Maquenque and Trupa. The fruit is used for juices and wine and the seeds yield a fine oil. Photo from the Panama Canal Zone.