OK, Tog, as promised, here's the shorty Geonoma I was talking about, very similar to your little palms, and also some of the taller palms that are used for timber. These photos are all from Moravia, Pastaza province - it's a very moist and palm-rich area.
Iriartea deltoidea - Pambil Macho. This is a seedling; as they get older, they acquire double-fronding which makes them ideal thatching palms. The fruits are also edible, and since the tree is a fast grower it's also used as timber, primarily for the stilts that traditional homes are elevated upon...
Geonoma spp - this is a timber palm also called Pambil.
Geonoma spp - this is the smallest one, which we were talking about earlier, Tog. You have something incredibly similar in your forests.
