Attalea maripa, commonly called
maripa palm is a
palm native to tropical
South America and
Trinidad and Tobago. It grows up 35 m (115 ft) tall and can have
leaves or
fronds 10–12 m (33–39 ft) long. This plant has a yellow
edible fruit which is
oblong ovoid and
cream. An edible oil can be extracted from the pulp of the fruit and from the kernel of the seed.