Taxon: Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret

Summary

Genus:

Mauritiella

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Calamoideae

Tribe:

Lepidocaryeae

Subtribe:

Mauritiinae

Nomen number:

103017

Place of publication:

Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12:611. 1935

Verified:

03/22/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Mauritia armata Mart.

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild
Souza, F. G. et al. 2022. Characterization of buritirana (Mauritiella armata) fruits from the Brazilian cerrado: biometric and phyisicochemical attributes, chemical composition and antioxidant and antibacterial potential. Foods 11:786. DOI: 10.3390/foods11060786.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
Portuguese (Brazil)	buritiana	2	Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild
Portuguese (Brazil)	buriti-bravo	2	Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild
Portuguese (Brazil)	buriti-mirim	2	Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild
Portuguese (Brazil)	caraná	2	Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild
Portuguese (Brazil)	caranã	2	Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild
Portuguese (Brazil)	yumuna-aguajillo	2	Souza, F. G. et al. 2022. Characterization of buritirana (Mauritiella armata) fruits from the Brazilian cerrado: biometric and phyisicochemical attributes, chemical composition and antioxidant and antibacterial potential. Foods 11:786. DOI: 10.3390/foods11060786.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goiás	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pernambuco	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Piauí	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rondônia	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Roraima	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Tocantins	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana		Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname		Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Amazonas	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Bolívar	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	La Paz	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Pando	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Amazonas	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Caquetá	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Guainía	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Guaviare	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Meta	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Putumayo	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Vaupés	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Vichada	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.

Native
Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar, Amazonas]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Meta, Caquetá, Putumayo, Amazonas, Guainía, Vaupés, Vichada, Guaviare], Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Loreto, San Martín]

Reference(s)

Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild
Human food	beverage base	potential	Noblick, L. R. & R. C. Barreto. 2018. Mauritiella armata. Buriti-mirim. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1171-1174. Note: its fruits are locally consumed and extracted from the wild

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103017. Accessed 17 April 2026.