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Read about Oenocarpus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Oenocarpus (wine fruit, as some of the species yield a beverage). Palmaceae. A few species of S. American tall pinnatiseet-lvd. palms differing from Euterpe in character of calyx and infl.; little grown, but numerous in the Amazon and Oronoco countries. The Lvs. are borne in a large crown, and the fls. are in spikes arising beneath the Lvs. Some of the species yield useful oil: fr. a medium-sized usually purple or black berry. OE. Bacaba, Mart., and OE. Bataua, Mart., are the species most likely to be mentioned. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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