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Manicaria
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Also known as Monkey cap palm, Skyduster

thumb|Manicaria saccifera – MHNT

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderArecales
  5. FamilyArecaceae
Native toBelize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru

Common Name: palm

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Manicaria
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Manicaria
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  • Description
  • Climate and geographical location
  • Density and local use of ''Manicaria saccifera'' in Tortuguero, Costa Rica
  • Destruction of ''Manicaria saccifera'' habitat
  • Human use
  • The permit system
  • Changing attitudes
  • Traditional harvesting and thatching
  • Conservation
  • References

thumb|Manicaria saccifera – MHNT

Manicaria (Common names Monkey Cap Palm or Bussu) is a palm genus which is found in Trinidad, Central and South America. It contains two accepted species: Manicaria martiana Burret – Colombia, northwestern Brazil Manicaria saccifera Gaertn. – Central America, Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil

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