''Oenocarpus distichus'' is a species of

palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae **List of Arecaceae genera * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music * Palm (ba ...

, commonly in the southeast of the

Amazonia The Amazon rainforest, Amazon jungle or ; es, Selva amazónica, , or usually ; french: Forêt amazonienne; nl, Amazoneregenwoud. In English, the names are sometimes capitalized further, as Amazon Rainforest, Amazon Forest, or Amazon Jungle. ...

. It is distinguished from turu palm by the notorial appearance of its opposite leaves. Clay, Jason; Paulo de Tarso B. Sampaio; e Charles R. Clement (2000). ''Biodiversidade amazônica: exemplos e estratégias de utilização'', p. 72. Manaus: INPA/SEBRAE.

Uses

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, the palm has been used by

indigenous people Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

since ancient times.Pesce, Celestino (1941). ''Oleaginosas da Amazonia''. Oficina Gráfica da Revista da Veterinária; . page 31.Shanley, Patricia e Gabriel Medina (2005). ''Frutiferas e plantas uteis na vida Amazonica''. CIFOR, page. 177. . A thick wine is prepared with the kneaded

mesocarp Fruit anatomy is the plant anatomy of the internal structure of fruit. Fruits are the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. They are found in three main anatomical categories: aggregate fruits, multiple fruits, and simple fruits. Aggre ...

juice, highly appreciated locally. The pulp of the fruits contains 25% oil (10% of the weight of the whole fruit) and produces a light yellow oil.LeCointe, Paul (1945). ''O Estado do Pará: a terra, agua e o ar, a fauna e a flora, mineraes''. (in portuguese) Comp. Edit. Nac.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15290752 Flora of Brazil distichus