The Moriche palm originates from the Amazon region in South America.
Names
Scientific
Mauritia flexuosa
English
Buriti
Ita
Ité palm
Moriche palm
Dutch
Morichepalm
Spanish
Aguaje
Burití
Canangucha
Mirití
Moriche
French
Aguaje
German
Buriti-Palme
Italian
Burití
Moriche
Taxonomy
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Mauritia
Species
Mauritia flexuosa (Moriche palm)