Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey.
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Filed As
Arecaceae
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Collector(s)
T. L. P. Couvreur 316, 08 May 2011
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Location
Brazil. Pará. Belterra Mun. Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Near Tapajos River, left bank. Itapuama, 3.5 km on trail.
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Habitat
On argile soil, in what appears to be secondary forest.
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Description
Solitary palm, up to 5 m tall, 3à cm in diameter.10 leaves in stem. Petiole 1-2 m long, emarginated, 5 cm in diameter. Trunk spines Clusiaceaetered at internodes, 20 cm long. Pinnae 100 per side, regularly arranged but spreading in different planes. Basal pinnae 1.20 m long, middle ones 1.40 m long, apical ones 30 cm long. Internodes 25 cm apart. Inflorescence infr foliar, erect. Peduncular bract 1.5 m long, 35 cm wide. Peduncle 50 cm long5 cm in diameter, rachis 90 cm long. Numerous rachillae (ca. 100) 30 cm long. Fruits rostrate, green, few left on rachillae.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02622982
Occurrence ID: d00be4b2-b22d-4f77-9ce0-53f10cfc87ea
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Arecales
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Family
Arecaceae
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All Determinations
Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey. det F. Kahn, Jun 2011
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Pará
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County/Municipio
Belterra Mun.
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Locality
Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Near Tapajos River, left bank. Itapuama, 3.5 km on trail.
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Elevation
Alt. 129 m. (423 ft.)
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Coordinates
-3.34928, -55.1938
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Distribution
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Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey.