Euterpe tenuiramosa Dammer

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Euterpe tenuiramosa Dammer

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Endemic to Roraima mountain and several of the tepuis; growing in damp forested places among rocks usually above 1200 m elevation. GUYANA. Ayanganna slope, Forest Dept. B. G. 7949 (K); Roraima, Im Thurn 358 (K). VENEZUELA. Edo Bolivar: Mount Roraima, forested SW-facing quebrada near Rondon Camp, alt 2040 m, Steyermark 58685 (F); Edo Bolivar, Ptari-tepui, dense forest along Rio Karnai, alt 1220-1375 m, Steyermark 60592 (F); Edo Bolivar, Cerro Venamo, bosque alto humedo montanoso, alt 1220-1275 m, Steyermark & Dunsterville 92745 (VEN).

  • Discussion

    Type. Ule 8807, Venezuela-Brazil, Roraima, alt 1500-1700 m (nv).

    The last-mentioned specimen together with Steyermark 75172 (type, nv) was described recently (Moore, Principes 13: 139. 1969) as a new species, Prestoea steyermarkii. According to Moore, in his original description, “Prestoea steyermarkii is perhaps related to Euterpe (Prestoea) tenuiramosa .... but the latter is described as having a glabrous petiole and a short columnar pistillode: P. steyermarkii has prominent scales on the lower surface of the petiole and a deeply trifid pistillode.” For the present study only the paratype of P. steyermarkii could be studied which did not justify a specific segregation. Consequently P. steyermarkii is considered here to represent a synonym of E. tenuiramosa and is not treated as a distinguishable taxon.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Endemic to Roraima mountain and several of the tepuis; growing in damp forested places among rocks usually above 1200 m elevation.

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