Attalea phalerata
is a neotropical species with distribution restricted to the west part of South America,
found in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. This species isconsidered with high economic
potential, due to the diversity of popular uses associated to it. In spite of not being used in all its potentiality,
this palm tree represents substantial resource for the traditional communities distributed in its area of natural
occurrence. Aiming to highlight the importance of
Attalea phalerata as source of natural products, a review
on botanical, ecological, ethnobotanical and agronomical aspects of this species is presented.