Iriartea deltoidea
Description:
One of the "Walking Palms" or Palmas que Camina. Also known as Pambil. These stilt legs were once used to make spears and blowpipes. The palm itself is appreciated for its hard wood and its fruit. Photo from the Colombian Amazon. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/flora/palms/index.html
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Monocots (Monocotyledons)
- Commelinids
- Arecales (Palms)
- Arecaceae (palms)
- Iriartea
- Iriartea deltoidea
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