Filed As:

Arecaceae
Astrocaryum jauari Mart.

All Determinations:

Astrocaryum jauari Mart. det. F. Kahn, Jun 2011

Location:

Brazil. Pará. Belterra Mun. Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Tapajós River, east bank, near Tauari, "Lago de Tauarí". Alt. 15m. (49 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. L. P. Couvreur 300 with Benjamin M. Torke, Chieno Suemitsu and Marcia Braga, 05 May 2011

Description:

Palm, 3 m tall, 20 cm in diameter. Can grow up to 8-9 m tall in some parts of the river. Solitary, but other individuals sometimes cespitose. Sheath open. 7-8 leaves. Petiole 1,70 m long, rachis 1,7 m long. Pinnae irregularly arranged and grouped, spreading in different planes. 75-80 pinnae per side, green above, light green grey below. Inflorescence infrafoliar, slightly arching when in fruit. Peduncular bract woody covered with spines, 50 cm long. Rachis 90 cm long with a whitish indumentum. 35-40 rachillae per inflorescence, 15-20 cm long. Fruits green.

Habitat:

Flooded "igapo" forest along river.

Other:

Specimen Notes: composed of 2 sheets

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02684763
GUID: a8cfd38b-ef0d-469f-80fb-a9dc492d77e6

Map:

Coordinates: (-3.08392, -55.133)

Distribution:

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