Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. ex Mart.

Filed As

Arecaceae
Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. ex Mart.

Collector(s)

D. L. Lentz No. 2476 with B. Boom, R. Karty, J. Layne, C. Specht & A. Zima, 28 May 1996

Location

Belize. Cayo. Xunantunich unexcavated Maya plaza.

Habitat

Unexcavated Maya plaza. Secondary growth. Common. Limestone.

Description

Tree to 7m, dbh 3 cm; infructescence: 3, 1-5m from ground; rachis orange with regular oval 2mm. pits (black or yellowish); fruit green (black in other specimens) black in other specimens; 5 terminal fronds, 1.5m each, 20-21 jugae per frond; stem smooth, green with white nodes; proproots small, spiny.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 02321434

Occurrence ID: e4701ff6-83cd-401f-9424-32f093bfcd0e

Related Objects

Specimen - 02321433, D. L. Lentz No. 2476, Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. ex Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; Central America, Belize, Cayo

Specimen - 02321432, D. L. Lentz No. 2476, Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. ex Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; Central America, Belize, Cayo

Related Publications

[Book] Balick, Michael J., et al. 2022. Field Guide to the Palms of Belize. 153.
Notes: p. 71, 143

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