Filed As:
Arecaceae
Leopoldinia pulchra Mart.
Arecaceae
Leopoldinia pulchra Mart.
Location:
Brazil. Pará. Belterra Mun. Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Tapajós River, east bank, near Tauari, "Lago de Tauarí". Alt. 16m. (52 ft.)
Brazil. Pará. Belterra Mun. Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Tapajós River, east bank, near Tauari, "Lago de Tauarí". Alt. 16m. (52 ft.)
Collector(s):
T. L. P. Couvreur 302 with Benjamin M. Torke, Chieno Suemitsu and Marcia Braga, 05 May 2011
T. L. P. Couvreur 302 with Benjamin M. Torke, Chieno Suemitsu and Marcia Braga, 05 May 2011
Description:
Palm 5-7m tall. 6-10 leaves per stem. Dead persistent sheaths forming a net like structure covering the stem. Petiole section triangular, petiole 40 cm long, rachis 90 cm long. 28-33 pinnae per side, regularly arranged in one plane. The basal one 1 m long and thin. Second basal pinnae 40 cm long; middle pinnae 50 cm long; apical pinnae 30 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar. Peduncular bract leathery brown. Peduncle 5 cm long, rusty brown indumentum all over, rachis 50 cm long. Rachillae numerous, up to 4 orders. 1st order 30 cm long: 2nd order 10-15 cm long; 3rd order 4-5 cm long; 4th order 1-2 cm. Fruits light green to wine red at maturity.
Palm 5-7m tall. 6-10 leaves per stem. Dead persistent sheaths forming a net like structure covering the stem. Petiole section triangular, petiole 40 cm long, rachis 90 cm long. 28-33 pinnae per side, regularly arranged in one plane. The basal one 1 m long and thin. Second basal pinnae 40 cm long; middle pinnae 50 cm long; apical pinnae 30 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar. Peduncular bract leathery brown. Peduncle 5 cm long, rusty brown indumentum all over, rachis 50 cm long. Rachillae numerous, up to 4 orders. 1st order 30 cm long: 2nd order 10-15 cm long; 3rd order 4-5 cm long; 4th order 1-2 cm. Fruits light green to wine red at maturity.
Habitat:
Flooded "igapo" forest along river.
Flooded "igapo" forest along river.
Other:
Specimen Notes: composed of 3 sheets
Specimen Notes: composed of 3 sheets
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 02684760
GUID: 89c76684-e15d-4b63-be87-13a694a8df51
NY Barcode: 02684760
GUID: 89c76684-e15d-4b63-be87-13a694a8df51
Related Objects:
Specimen - 02684762, T. L. P. Couvreur 302, Leopoldinia pulchra Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Pará, Belterra Mun.
Specimen - 02684761, T. L. P. Couvreur 302, Leopoldinia pulchra Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Pará, Belterra Mun.
Specimen - 02684762, T. L. P. Couvreur 302, Leopoldinia pulchra Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Pará, Belterra Mun.
Specimen - 02684761, T. L. P. Couvreur 302, Leopoldinia pulchra Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Pará, Belterra Mun.
Map:
Coordinates: (-3.08461, -55.1306)
Coordinates: (-3.08461, -55.1306)