Taxon: Attalea butyracea (Mutis ex L. f.) Wess. Boer

Summary

Genus:

Attalea

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Arecoideae

Tribe:

Cocoseae

Subtribe:

Attaleinae

Nomen number:

407173

Place of publication:

Pittiera 17:312. 1988

Verified:

12/16/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (5 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Cocos butyracea Mutis ex L. f.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Scheelea butyracea (Mutis ex L. f.) H. Karst. ex H. Wendl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Attalea humboldtiana Spruce
Scheelea excelsa H. Karst.
Scheelea humboldtiana (Spruce) Burret

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
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).
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 67.
Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 102. Note: lists as Scheelea liebmannii
Pintaud, J.-C. et al. 2008. Las palmeras de América del Sur: diversidad, distribución e historia evolutiva. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(suppl. 1):7-29.
Pintaud, J.-C. et al. 2016. Towards a revision of Attalea in Western Amazonia. Palms (1999+) 60:57-77. Note: Attalea butyracea s.str. is considered restricted to Colombia, Venezuela and northern Ecuador, and it could not be confirmed in the field or hebaria for Peru
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Vásquez Martínez, R. et al. 2002. Adiciones a la Flora Peruana: especies nuevas, nuevos registros y estados taxonómicos de las Angiospermas para el Perú. Arnaldoa 9(2):57.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	kuakish		1	Vásquez Martínez, R. et al. 2002. Adiciones a la Flora Peruana: especies nuevas, nuevos registros y estados taxonómicos de las Angiospermas para el Perú. Arnaldoa 9(2):57.
Portuguese (Brazil)	aricuri		2	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Portuguese (Brazil)	jaci		2	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Spanish (Colombia)	canambo		2	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Spanish (Colombia)	chapaja		2	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Spanish (Colombia)	corozo de marrano		2	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Spanish (Colombia)	palma de vino		2	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Spanish (Colombia)	palma real		2	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Spanish (Colombia)	shebón		2	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Spanish (Ecuador)	canambo		2	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Spanish (Mexico)	coquito	as Scheelea liebmannii	2	Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 102. Note: lists as Scheelea liebmannii
Spanish (Peru)	shapaja		2	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Spanish (Peru)	shapajilla		2	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Spanish (Venezuela)	palma yagua		2	Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago			Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		w.	Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		w.	Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 67.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Pintaud, J.-C. et al. 2008. Las palmeras de América del Sur: diversidad, distribución e historia evolutiva. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(suppl. 1):7-29.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Pintaud, J.-C. et al. 2008. Las palmeras de América del Sur: diversidad, distribución e historia evolutiva. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(suppl. 1):7-29.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo		Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco		Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto		Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Madre de Dios		Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ucayali		Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (w.), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua (w.), Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Ucayali]

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).
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 67.
Henderson, A. 2020. A revision of Attalea (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Cocoseae, Attaleinae). Phytotaxa 444:1-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.444.1.1 .
Pintaud, J.-C. et al. 2008. Las palmeras de América del Sur: diversidad, distribución e historia evolutiva. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(suppl. 1):7-29.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:616. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	beverage base		Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Human food	oil/fat	potential	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits
Materials	lipids	potential	Bernal, R. et al. 2010. Uses and commercial prospects for the wine palm, Attalea butyracea, in Colombia. Ethnobot. Res. Applic. 8:255-268. Note: this study reports 36 uses of different parts of the palm; some uses have local impact while others linked to market chains have potential economic benefits

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=407173. Accessed 10 May 2026.