Bactris maraja var. maraja

Morphology:
Pinnae 8-22 per side. Inflorescence branches (3-)8-17, 6-15 cm long.

Distribution:
Widespread and common in Ecuador.

Common
names:
Chontilla
–
Spanish
(B. Ollgaard #38903).

Hemetogará
–
Waorani
(S. Espinosa #529).

Kamancha
–
Achuar
(H.B. Pedersen #97615).

Muraya kamancha
–
Shuar
(B. Bergmann #97822).

Uses:

The stems are used as spears in lack of other materials
(B. Bergmann #97822).

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