Oenocarpus bataua, the patawa, sehe, hungurahua (Ecuador) or mingucha, is a palm tree native to the Amazon rainforest. The tree produces edible fruits rich in high-quality oil.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Oenocarpus bataua being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Euterpe precatoria
- Oenocarpus bacaba
- Ceroxylon echinulatum
- Oncosperma tigillarium
- Attalea maripa
- Ravenea madagascariensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Oenocarpus
- Species
- Oenocarpus bataua
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