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Another stemless palm in uplands, A. sagotii occurs north of the Amazon River stretching into the Guianas and is also found as far west as Peru. The fronds are gathered to thatch dwellings and external kitchens, as well as to make exterior and interior walls.
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Henderson A (1995) The palms of the Amazon. Oxford University Press, New York
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Smith, N. (2015). Attalea sagotii . In: Palms and People in the Amazon. Geobotany Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05509-1_16
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