Attalea maripa Mart.

A solitary palm. The stems are tall. They are 3.5-20 m tall. The trunks are 20-33 cm across. They can be 100 cm across. The fronds are 10 m long. There are 10-22 leaves. They are borne in 5 distinct vertical rows. They are on long leaf stalks. The leaflets are irregularly placed in tight clusters. They spread in different planes. The flowers are on long stalks borne among the leaves. The fruit have 2-3 seeds. They are oblong and 4-6 cm long by 2.5-3 cm wide. They are brownish-yellow. The pulp is sweet and juicy.

Dry land forest and open areas. Coastal swamps and lowlands. Lowland wet forest and secondary forest derived from it, at elevations up to 500 metres. Usually found in land not subject to seasonal inundation.

The fruit are used to produce a drink. The terminal leaf-bud is eaten. The fruit are eaten. The outer husk of the fruit makes a kind of salty flour used to flavour food.

Plants are grown from seed.