Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey.

  • Collector(s)

    T. L. P. Couvreur 316, 08 May 2011

  • Location

    Brazil. Pará. Belterra Mun. Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Near Tapajos River, left bank. Itapuama, 3.5 km on trail.

  • Habitat

    On argile soil, in what appears to be secondary forest.

  • 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.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02622982

    Occurrence ID: d00be4b2-b22d-4f77-9ce0-53f10cfc87ea

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Astrocaryum aculeatum G.Mey. det F. Kahn, Jun 2011

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Pará

  • County/Municipio

    Belterra Mun.

  • Locality

    Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Near Tapajos River, left bank. Itapuama, 3.5 km on trail.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 129 m. (423 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.34928, -55.1938

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