Filed As:

Arecaceae
Lepidocaryum tenue Mart.

All Determinations:

Lepidocaryum tenue Mart. det. A. J. Henderson, Mar 1992

Common Names:

caranaí

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Mâncio Lima Mun. Basin of Rio Juruá, Ramal do Goiaba, approx. 10 km from Mâncio Lima.rra do Moa.

Collector(s):

E. J. Ferreira 109 with J. Bosco & H. Borges, 03 Feb 1992

Description:

Caespitose palm 3.5 m, stipe 2.7 m x 1.5 cm; leaves 13, palmate, sheath 18 cm long, petiole thin, 68 cm long; inflorescence intrafoliar, peduncle 54 cm long. Use: Leaves valued for thatching houses and other construction in both rural and urban areas.

Habitat:

Primary forest on terra firme. Understory dominated by "caranaí" (Lepidocaryum tenue).

Other:

Collection Notes: INPA/PESACRE/EMATER

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00869915
GUID: 86ec0ff3-677d-4d2f-9245-f235a02d386f

Map:

Coordinates: (-7.6, -72.95)

Distribution:

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