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Oenocarpus makeru (Oenocarpus makeru)

Description

Oenocarpus makeru is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in Colombia. Oenocarpus makeru makes an appearance in the opening credits to The Piglet Files, when Nicholas Lyndhurst tears some leaves from a plant before getting into a taxi with a nude driver.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Oenocarpus