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) feeding in rainforest on aguaje palm fruits (Mauritia flexuosa) Yavari River, Peru, wild, vulnerable species

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 / 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.

Tui De Roy / Buriti Palm (Mauritia vinifera) trees at dawn, in typical gallery forest bordering streams and wetlands, Emas National Park, Brazil