David Pattyn / Moriche palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa) at Laguna Grande in an area of flooded forest, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, July, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazo...

Mark Bowler / Peruvian red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) eating aguaje palm fruits (Mauritia flexuosa) Yavari River, Peru, vulnerable species, wild

Mark Bowler / Peruvian red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) feeding in rainforest on aguaje palm fruits (Mauritia flexuosa) Yavari River, Peru, wild, vulnerable species

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Moriche palm trees {Mauritia flexuosa} beside Sandoval Lake, Madre de Dios, Peru

Pete Oxford / Mauritia / Moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa) used for house thatching, on Rurununi savanna, Guyana, South America

Pete Oxford / Mauritia / Moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa) used for thatching, Rurununi savanna, Guyana, South America

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) forest, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) trees on savanna, Rurununi, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Aerial view of Moriche palms (Mauritia flexuosa) dominant tree species of Blackwater swamps. Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, South America

Mark Bowler / Sustainable palm harvest with climber on Moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa) Amazon Rainforest, Rio Napo, Peru

Mark Bowler / Aguajal palm swamp (Mauritia flexuosa) Amazon Rainforest, Rio Napo, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Tourist boat and Mauriti Palm Trees (Mauritia flexuosa) at Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru, South America.

Konrad Wothe / Mauriti Palm Trees (Mauritia flexuosa) at Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru, South America.

Konrad Wothe / Mauriti Palm Trees (Mauritia flexuosa) at Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru, South America.

Konrad Wothe / Mauriti Palm Trees (Mauritia flexuosa) at Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru, South America.

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) trees in rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) trees in rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Aerial view of Mauritia Palms (Mauritia flexuosa) growing on the Savannah grasslands, Rupununi, Guyana, December 2009

Pete Oxford / Aerial view of savannah grasslands with Mauritia Palms (Mauritia flexuosa), Rupununi, Guyana, December 2009

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aguaje fruit of the Moriche Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) for sale, market of Belen. Iquitos. Loreto. Peru

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) group in savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) group in savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) group in savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Trails weaving around Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) group in savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) with fruit, Rupununi, Guyana

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Philodendron vines (Philodendron sp.) climbing trunks of "buriti" palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in Sandoval Lake, Puerto Maldonado Department, Tambopata National Reserve, Southern Peru.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / "Buriti" palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado Department, Southern Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) cluster in rainforest at Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Aguache Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) cluser in rainforest at Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Mark Bowler / Peruvian red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) eating aguaje palm fruits (Mauritia flexuosa) Yavari River, Peru, vulnerable species, wild

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of large stands of "buriti" palms (Mauritia flexuosa) and swampy fields of Guaporé Biological Reserve, Western Rondônia State, Western Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / "Buriti" palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in Jardim de Maytrea (Maytrea's Garden), Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Gois State, Central Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / "Buriti" palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in Jardim de Maytrea (Maytrea's Garden), Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Gois State, Central Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of large stands of "buriti" palms (Mauritia flexuosa) in swampy areas of Guaporé Biological Reserve, Western Rondônia State, Western Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of Rogaguado Lake with its shores covered by "buriti" palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa), in the region of the great lakes of the Beni floodplains, Beni Department, Northeastern Bolivia.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of Rogaguado Lake with its shores covered by "buriti" palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa), in the region of the great lakes of the Beni floodplains, Beni Department, Northeastern Bolivia.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / "Buriti" Palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa), with fruits, in the Cerrado vegetation, Chapada dos Veadeiros, Gois State, Central Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Fruits of "buriti" palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa) in Ãguas Emendadas Ecological Station, near Brasília city, Distrito Federal State, Central Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / "Buriti" Palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa) with fruits hanging down, Cerrado vegetation at Chapada dos Veadeiros, Gois State, Central Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Buriti palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in Jardim de Maytrea (Maytrea's Garden) at Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region of Gois State, Central Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of Egrets flying over stand of "buriti" palms (Mauritia flexuosa) and swampy fields of Guaporé Biological Reserve, Western Rondônia State, Western Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / "Buriti" palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) along a watercourse / igarapé near Manaus city, Amazonas State, Northern Brazil.

Ingo Arndt / Buriti Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) tree showing root structure in rainforest, Yavari River, Amazon Basin, Peru

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aguaje palms (Mauritia flexuosa) on the banks of Lake Sandoval, Tambopata NP, Peru

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aguaje palms (Mauritia flexuosa) on the banks of Lake Sandoval, Tambopata NP, Peru

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aguaje palms (Mauritia flexuosa)on the banks of Lake Sandoval, Tambopata NP, Peru

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aguaje palms (Mauritia flexuosa) on the banks of Lake Sandoval, Tambopata NP, Peru

Juan Manuel Borrero / Tourists on raft observing Aguaje palms (Mauritia flexuosa) along banks of Lake Sandoval, Tambopata NP, Peru 2006.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aguaje palms (Mauritia flexuosa) on the banks of Lake Sandoval, Tambopata NP, Peru, 2006

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aguaje palms (Mauritia flexuosa) along edge of, Lake Sandoval, Tambopata NP, Peru

Willem Kolvoort / Wet clay savanna with Mokomoko swamp (Montrichardia arborescens) and Mauritius palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in background, North Suriname . 2003.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Palm tree nuts of Buriti palm tree {Mauritia flexuosa} Tocantins, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Buriti palm trees {Mauritia flexuosa} Tocantins, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Palm tree nuts of Buriti palm tree {Mauritia flexuosa} Tocantins, Brazil

Tui De Roy / Buriti Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) gallery forest with Formoso River flowing through, Emas National Park, Brazil

JIM CLARE / Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) at nest in Aguaje palm (Mauritia flexuosa), Tambopata-Candamo reserve, SE Peru

JIM CLARE / Blue and yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) at nests in Aguaje palm (Mauritia flexuosa) swamp, Tambopata-Candamo reserve, SE Peru

Tui De Roy / Buriti Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) gallery forest with Formoso River flowing through, Emas National Park, Brazil

Tui De Roy / Buriti Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) gallery forest and Formoso River in Cerrado habitat, Emas National Park, Brazil

Mark Bowler / Aguaje palm swamp (Mauritia flexuosa) Maijuna Indigenous Community, Rainforest, Sucusari, Rio Napo, Loreto, Peru. January 2013.