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Mauritia
Also known as the fan palms, Buriti palm
Mauritia is a genus of fan palms which is native to northern South America and to the Island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. Only two species are currently accepted. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !!Fruit !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px||120px||Mauritia flexuosa||widely distributed across northern South America as far south as Bolivia, extending north to Trinidad |- |120px || ||Mauritia carana||Amazon regions of Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and Colombia. |- |}
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- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMitridae
Habitatmarine
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago
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Mauritia is a genus of fan palms which is native to northern South America and to the Island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. Only two species are currently accepted. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !!Fruit !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px||120px||Mauritia flexuosa||widely distributed across northern South America as far south as Bolivia, extending north to Trinidad |- |120px || ||Mauritia carana||Amazon regions of Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and Colombia. |- |}
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