Syagrus sancona (Kunth) H.Karst.

Filed As

Arecaceae
Syagrus cf. sancona (Kunth) H.Karst.

Collector(s)

M. H. Nee 31904, 13 Sep 1985

Location

Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Along Rio Beni [here called Rio Madre de Bios on some maps], vic. Florida.

Habitat

High clay bank of river and edge of non-inundated evergreen forest.

Description

Tree with stem 7 m. tall, 20 cm. in diameter, the outer 7 cm. light brown and very hard, the surface nearly smooth, lightly fissured, the stem smooth after leaves fall. Crown with 8 green leaves and 5 dead ones; blade 2.1 m. long; leaflets 148 per side, in groups of (2)3-4, horizontal and at angles above the blade. Inflorescence with green, immature fruit hanging from among the dead leaves; spathe woody, curved slightly, 30 cm. wide in middle, 1 m. long, furrowed-plicate on the outside, 3-4 mm thick; inflorescence branches glaucous green, the rachis 75 cm. long, the branches equal, all simple, 45 cm. long at base, ca. 15 cm. long at tip. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00664288

Occurrence ID: 98a96546-2401-41b3-b425-70074e65bfde

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