Leopoldinia pulchra Mart.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Pará

• County/Municipio

  Belterra Mun.

• Locality

  Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Tapajós River, east bank, near Tauari, "Lago de Tauarí"

• Elevation

  Alt. 16 m. (52 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.08461, -55.1306

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Arecaceae
Leopoldinia pulchra Mart.
det. T. L. P. Couvreur, /06/2011
Brazil. Para. Belterra. Floresta Nacional do Tapajos:
Tapajos River, east bank, near Tauari, "Lago de Tauari".
3°5'4.6"S, 55°7'50"W
16 m.
Flooded "igapo" forest along river.
Palm 5-7m tall. 6-10 leaves per stem. Dead persistent
sheaths forming a net like structure covering the stem.
Petiole section triangular, petiole 40 cm long, rachis 90 cm
long. 28-33 pinnae per side, regularly arranged in one plane.
The basal one 1 m long and thin. Second basal pinnae 40 cm
long; middle pinnae 50 cm long; apical pinnae 30 cm long.
Inflorescence infrafoliar. Peduncular bract leathery brown.
Peduncle 5 cm long, rusty brown indumentum all over,
rachis 50 cm long. Rachillae numerous, up to 4 orders. 1st
order 30 cm long: 2nd order 10-15 cm long; 3rd order 4-5
cm long; 4th order 1-2 cm. Fruits light green to wine red at
maturity.
05/05/2011
T. L. P. Couvreur, Benjamin M. Torke, Chieno Suemitsu and
Marcia Braga 302
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