Iriartea
Iriartea (family Palmae) A genus of palms in which the trunk is tall, surmounting a mass of stout, spiny, stilt roots. The leaves are pinnate, the leaflets praemorse. The trees are monoecious. There are 7 species, found in the rain forests of tropical America.
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