sentences:  Caño Palma is a palm-filled blackwater canal made up of hydromorphic soils that developed due to poor drainage (Myers, 1981) and has an average rainfall greater than 6,000 mm annually.This habitat is a prime location for "Manicaria saccifera" to grow and thrive.From an applied Anthropological approach, the biological and sociocultural aspects of this ecologically prominent palm species were considered.