Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Tribe Lepidocaryeae | Order Arecales Subfamily Calamoideae Genus Mauritia
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Mauritia is a genus of fan palms which is native to northern South America and to the Island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. Only two species are currently accepted. Mauritia flexuosa is widely distributed across northern South America as far south as Bolivia, extending north to Trinidad, while M. carana is restricted to the Amazon regions of Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and Colombia.
Map of Mauritia
References
Mauritia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA