Attalea butyracea
{{short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Attalea butyracea-- the American Oil Palm. (29319843680).jpg
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|genus = Attalea
|species = butyracea
|authority = (Mutis ex L. f.) Wess. Boer
|synonyms = *Attalea gomphococca Mart.
- Attalea humboldtiana Spruce
- Attalea macrocarpa (H.Karst.) Wess.Boer
- Attalea pycnocarpa Wess.Boer
- Attalea wallisii Huber
- Cocos butyracea Mutis ex L.f.
- Scheelea butyracea (Mutis ex L.f.) H.Karst. ex H.Wendl.
- Scheelea dryanderae Burret
- Scheelea excelsa H.Karst.
- Scheelea gomphococca (Mart.) Burret
- Scheelea humboldtiana (Spruce) Burret
- Scheelea macrocarpa H.Karst.
- Scheelea passargei Burret
- Scheelea regia H.Karst.
- Scheelea wallisii (Huber) Burret
}}
Attalea butyracea is a species of palm tree native from Mexico to northern South America.{{Cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts|last=Janick|first=Jules|last2=Paull|first2=Robert E.|date=2008|publisher=CABI|isbn=9780851996387|pages=91|language=en}}{{Cite book|title=Trees of Panama and Costa Rica|last=Condit|first=Richard|last2=Pérez|first2=Rolando|last3=Daguerre|first3=Nefertaris|date=2010|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=1400836174|pages=80|language=en}}
