Iriartea setigera Mart.

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Iriartea setigera Mart.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. From Guyana westward in the undergrowth of dense forests in the lowlands and on the mountain-slopes up to about 1000 m elevation. VENEZUELA. Edo Bolivar: Sierra Ichun, tributario del Rio Paraguq, alt 626-725 m, Steyermark 90221 (VEN).

  • Discussion

    Type. Martius sn, Brazil, without precise locality, inflorescence with immature fruit, lectotype (M).

  • Distribution

    Distribution. From Guyana westward in the undergrowth of dense forests in the lowlands and on the mountain-slopes up to about 1000 m elevation.

    Guyana South America| Venezuela South America|