Mauritia carana Wallace

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Mauritia carana Wallace

  • Collector(s)

    H. E. Moore 9546, 17 Mar 1967

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Manaus Mun. Ponte da Bolivia, Km 19 on Manaus-Itacoatiara road.

  • Description

    Solitary large palm like M. flexuosa but leaf-bases with fibers and fruit rounded; aerial roots high on trunke. Neither in flowers nor in fruit but globose old fruits collected from ground. Old trees with short petioles; young trees with elonga.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01136903

    Occurrence ID: 7d0b707f-d24b-4c23-90c5-a5fb3e3239de

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mauritia carana Wallace

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Manaus Mun.

  • Locality

    Ponte da Bolivia, Km 19 on Manaus-Itacoatiara road.

  • Coordinates

    -2.97358, -60.0157

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    43.979

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to center of Ponte da Bolívia in the city of Manaus. Linear extent was found by measuring from coordinates to the farthest extent of the bridge (using visual evidence to determine). Used MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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