Taxon: Oenocarpus bataua Mart.

Summary

Genus:

Oenocarpus

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Arecoideae

Tribe:

Euterpeae

Nomen number:

25518

Place of publication:

Hist. nat. palm. 2:23, t. 24-25. 1823

Verified:

03/18/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Oenocarpus bataua Mart. var. bataua (0 active accession[s])
Oenocarpus bataua Mart. var. oligocarpus (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) A. J. Hend. (0 active accession[s])

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

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Brokamp, G. et al. 2011. Trade in palm products in north-western South America. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 77:571-606. DOI: 10.1007/s12229-011-9087-7.
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.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr. Note: = Jessenia

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	bataua palm	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	kumbu	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Sejepalme	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)	patauá	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	seje	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	ungurahui	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	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	Pará		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	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad		Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		e.	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	El Beni		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	Morona Santiago		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	Huánuco		Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Junín		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	Madre de Dios		Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Pasco		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

CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama (e.)
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas, Bolívar]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Putumayo, Vaupés, Vichada], Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo], Peru [Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco, San Martín]

Reference(s)

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

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=25518. Accessed 12 May 2026.