Abstract
Confined to wetlands like its larger cousin Leopoldinia major, this palm has a wider distribution in central Amazonia and occurs along both black and clear water rivers. The fruits are eaten fresh or dried and pulverized to make flour. The fruits are also consumed by several species of turtles which are captured for food. Fisherman pull worms out from the fibrous mat covering the palm stems to bait hooks.
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Smith, N. (2015). Leopoldinia pulchra . In: Palms and People in the Amazon. Geobotany Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05509-1_43
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