Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Tribe Iriarteeae | Order Arecales Subfamily Arecoideae Rank Genus | |
Similar Lepidocaryum, Chelyocarpus, Neonicholsonia, Ammandra, Wettinia | ||
Iriartella is a genus of two species of palms found in northern and northwestern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and western Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará States)). The Nukak of Colombia people use Iriartella setigera to fashion blowguns.
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