Mauritia flexuosa L.f.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mauritia flexuosa L.f.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    La Paz

  • Locality

    Ixiamas

  • Elevation

    Alt. 188 m. (617 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.1218, -68.0658

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Arecaceae
Mauritia flexuosa L.f.
Bolivia. La Paz. Ixiamas.
-13.12175°, -68.06582°
188 m.
Pampas, dominant forming small clusters scattered through
pampas.
Solitary palm, 3 m tall, no roots visible, no crown shaft,
crown ca. 6 m in diameter. Trunk 30 in diameter. Leaves
costapalmate, 9-12 leaves per stem, leaf sheath open, petiole
section round, with petiole 1.5 m long, lamina 1.5 m in
diameter, with ca. 70.
20 Oct 2009
T. L. P. Couvreur, R.T. Vargas 194
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