Taxon:  Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A. J. Hend.) Barfod



Summary
Genus:
Aphandra
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Ceroxyloideae
Tribe:
Phytelepheae
Nomen number:
406771
Place of publication:
Opera Bot. 105:44.  1991
Verified:
04/21/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ammandra natalia Balslev & A. J. Hend.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
  3. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  4. Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
  5. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  6. Kronborg, M. et al. 2008. Aphandra natalia (Arecaceae) - a little known source of piassaba fibers from the western Amazon. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(suppl. 1):103-113.
  7. Petersen, H. B. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfiber palm  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Portuguese (Brazil)piaçaba  2Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Spanishfibra  2Petersen, H. B. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruUcayali Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador s.e.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza], Peru [Loreto, Ucayali]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador (s.e.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  2. Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodoil/fatpotentialKronborg, M. et al. 2008. Aphandra natalia (Arecaceae) - a little known source of piassaba fibers from the western Amazon. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(suppl. 1):103-113.
Materialsfiber Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406771. Accessed 3 October 2026.