| Iriartella | |
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| Iriartella setigera byCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Iriarteeae |
| Genus: | Iriartella H.Wendl. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
CuatrecaseaDugand | |
Iriartella is a genus of twospecies ofpalms found in northern and northwesternSouth America (Guyana,Venezuela,Colombia,Peru, and westernBrazil; particularly theAcre,Amazonas,Roraima, andPará states).[1][2] TheNukak people ofColombia useIriartella setigera to fashion blowguns.
