''Mauritia'' is a genus of
fan palms which is native to northern
South America and to the Island of
Trinidad in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
. Only two species are currently accepted.
References
Trees of South America
Trees of Trinidad and Tobago
Arecaceae genera
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