Syagrus orinocensis (Spruce) Burret

Filed As

Arecaceae
Syagrus orinocensis (Spruce) Burret
Collector(s)

M. J. Balick 1192 with E. Vargas, 07 May 1978
Location

Colombia. Vichada. Cano Urimica, Gaviotas.
Habitat

Gallery forest.
Description

Palm, 6-10 m tall, trunks smooth, often slightly swollen irregularly, trunk circumf. at one meter-24 cm, leaves pinnate (12), 70-73 pinnae per side arranged at various angles in groups of 1-4 per side, sheath 20 cm long, petiole 50 cm long, rachis 1.60 m long. Inflorescence a panicle 1 m long, with ca 23-25 rachillae, fruits yellow, 4 cm lg. by 3 cm wide. Bract 1.10 m lg., brown, ridged, persistant. Seedling leaves entire, 1+ m. lg.
Specimen Notes

1 of 4 sheets
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 02389962

Occurrence ID: 792e3014-2110-4cb8-88d8-bcb34d90eb23
Related Objects

Specimen - 00664243, M. J. Balick 1192, Syagrus orinocensis (Spruce) Burret, Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Vichada
Specimen - 02389961, M. J. Balick 1192, Syagrus orinocensis (Spruce) Burret, Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Vichada
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Arecales
Family

Arecaceae
All Determinations

Syagrus orinocensis (Spruce) Burret det L. R. Noblick, 1991
Note: Note on sheet 2 from Noblick in 1992 describing reason for this identification.
Syagrus inajai (Spruce) Becc. det H. E. Moore Jr., 07 Mar 1979

OCR Text not available.