In Colombia and Ecuador it is the name of a type of palm tree that is used in the elaboration of handicrafts and also from which an oil of medicinal uses is extracted. It also receives the common names of unamo, palma de seje, majo, milpesos and patabá. Its scientific name is Jessenia polycarpia (or also Oenocarpus bataua). It belongs to the family Arecaceae. Unguragua .
UNGURAHUA oenocarpus bataua , palm tree native to the Amazon. It is called majo in Bolivia, and also milpesos, seje palm, unamo and Jessenia bataua, a rarity that a plant has two different scientific names.