Filed As:

Arecaceae
Leopoldinia pulchra Mart.
All Determinations:

Leopoldinia pulchra Mart. det. T. L. P. Couvreur, Jun 2011

Location:

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
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.
Habitat:

Flooded "igapo" forest along river.
Other:

Specimen Notes: composed of 3 sheets
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02684760
GUID: 89c76684-e15d-4b63-be87-13a694a8df51
Map:

Coordinates: (-3.08461, -55.1306)

Distribution:

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