Filed As:

Arecaceae
Euterpe precatoria Mart.

Common Names:

jussara, ací

Location:

Brazil. Maranhão. São Luís Mun. Isla of São Luís, ca. 7 km. SE of hte center of the city, Reserva do Sacavem (Parque Estadual do Bacanga) near the city's bus station. Alt. 30m. (98 ft.)

Collector(s):

L. R. Noblick 4964 with N. Figueiredo, 27 Aug 1994

Description:

Clustering palm with 7-8 m. x 10 cm. trunk and 17-22 cm. internodes. 12 leaves in crown, spirally arranged and spreading. Leaf sheath green with orange in color (a crownshaft) 104 cm. long and 8 cm. in diam. and a true leaf petiole only 23-24 cm. long, adaxially channeled and abaxially rounded. Leaf rachis 244-262 cm. long. 58-60 pairs of pinnae which are distributed evenly along the rachis in one plane. Middle pinnae 91-92 cm. long x 3.5-3.8 cm. wide. Androgynous inflorescence with 9 cm. long peduncle and 82 cm. long rachis. There aer 66 rachillae measuring 29-31 cm. long at the apex and 37-44 cm. long at the base. Fruits purple black in color and 12-13 mm. long and 12-15 cm. in diameter. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Pre-Amazonian seasonal rainforest with lateritic soils.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00877998
GUID: ce69d7e5-1cdb-4b78-9d76-0396f066b3fc

Map:

Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 33693
Geodetic Datum: SAD69
Coordinates: (-2.52972, -44.3028)

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