Family: Arecaceae
Latin name: Oenocarpus mapora

Vernacular name
Sinamillo, vacabillo

Ethnobotany
The very thin, oily mesocarp of sinamillo fruits is eaten and used in a beverage (ìchapoî). The flavor is similar to that of ungurahui. Sinamillo has smaller, less tasty fruits than ungurahui, with a thinner mesocarp. The fruit is considered a substitute for the preferred ungurahui palm. The trunk is used for construction and flooring purposes.

Agroforestry
This fast growing palm is typically grown as a substitute for the preferred but difficult to cultivate ungurahui (Oenocarpus bataua). The stems grow in clusters, to a height of about 15 meters. Because it grows in clusters, farmers often cultivate it on edges of fields or home gardens. It can grow in both floodplain and upland environments.