Montrichardia arborescens, the yautia madera, or moco-moco,[4] is a tropical plant grows along river banks, swamps, or creeks to a maximum height of 9'.

[5] The plant produces inflorescences which then leave a fruit of Montrichardia arborescens which is edible and can be cooked.

[7] Montrichardia arborescens is most commonly found in South America in areas of the Caribbean and Mesoamerica including Puerto Rico, Panama, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, and more.

[9] Montrichardia arborescens is a perennial halophytic shrub [10] that grows most commonly in a bay, mangrove habitat.

[9] The ultra structure of the pollen protoplast was characterized by many mitochondria, ER strands, dictyosomes, and microtubules.

[9] It seemed that the walnut size seeds[18] need quick germination since the wall is missing and thus a protective coating around the easily damaged pollen protoplast is absent.

[9] The representative molecular barcode of Montrichardia arborescens can be found at the Encyclopedia of life page.

[20] It was later found that it can also be used against nose bleeds, sore eyes, and the sap can also be applied to ulcers in a poultice.