Syagrus campylospatha (Barb.Rodr.) Becc.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Syagrus campylospatha (Barb.Rodr.) Becc.

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Noblick 5128 with H. Cropper, T. Rios Otero & M. Quintana, 19 Feb 1996

  • Location

    Paraguay. Cordillera. Emboscada, ca. 1 km S of center of the town of Emboscada.

  • Habitat

    Common in clonal colonies on both sides of road. Soil sandy, beige, very rocky, and apparently only ca. 20 cm thick over sandstone bedrock. Very dry conditions.

  • Description

    Palm acaulescent with subterranean trunk. LEAVES 3-6 in crown, spirally arranged and spreading. Leaf sheath plus petiole is 12-28+ cm long with a leaf petiole 0.5-0.8 cm wide and 0.3-0.4 cm thick and a fibrous leaf sheath, adaxially channeled and abaxially rounded. Leaf rachis 53-90 cm long. 23-43 pairs of leaflets which are distributed regularly to loosely in clusters of 2-3(-4) along the rachis in one plane. Basal leaflets 3-7 cm long x 0.1-0.3 cm wide, middle leaflets 13-25 cm long x 0.8-1 cm wide, and apical leaflets 6-16 cm long x 0.1-0.3 cm wide. Androgynous INFLORESCENCE with 11-28 (-41) cm long, 0.6-1 cm wide and 0.4-0.7 cm thick peduncle and 8-15 cm long rachis. There are 11-20 primary branches measuring 5-12 cm long at the apex and 9-18 cm long at the base. Peduncular bract with a total length of 30-51 cm and the expanded or inflated part of the bract measuring 16-28 cm long x 1.8-6 cm in width and with a 4.3-6.5 cm perimeter and a 1-2 mm thickness. Fruits green (when. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Fairchild Tropical Garden accession number 96103; The Montgomery Foundation, Inc., Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG), and Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay (PY)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02326533

    Occurrence ID: 38ed6d91-6a5a-464c-be7a-46e1f7312152

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 00664067, L. R. Noblick 5128, Syagrus campylospatha (Barb.Rodr.) Becc., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Paraguay, Cordillera

    Specimen - 02326535, L. R. Noblick 5128, Syagrus campylospatha (Barb.Rodr.) Becc., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Paraguay, Cordillera

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Paraguay

  • State/Province

    Cordillera

  • Locality

    Emboscada, ca. 1 km S of center of the town of Emboscada.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 180 m. (591 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -25.135, -57.3436

  • Distribution

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