Attalea speciosa Mart.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  José Miguel de Velasco Prov.

• Locality

  ca. 105 km north of San Ignacio ca. 22 km south of San Simon, near Finca Bonanza

• Elevation

  Alt. 320 m. (1050 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -15.63, -60.95

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

JL [The New York
Botanical Garden
copyright reserved
New York Botanical Garden lllJIIilH
Collections of fruits of Orbignya phalarata from Bolivia.
Collected with the financial support of the United States
Agency for International Development.
Fieldwork for potential domestication of Orbignya.
Locality: BOLIVIA, Department of Santa Cruz, Province of
Velasco, ca. 105 km north of San Ignacio ca. 22 km south of
San Simon, near Finca Bonanza.
ca. 320 m altitude.	ca. 15°38'S 60°57’W
Dry forest rich in Orbignya. Tallest trees about 15 m.
Forest open with dense understory/ground cover.
Data for this collection (fruits narked "B4"):
8	male inflorescences, 3 female infIs.
Fruit dimensions:
(10 random fruits)
length	breadth	weight
94.0	56.0	118.0
98.0	64.0	90.0
86.0	69.0	178.0
88.0	50.0	120.0
92.0	55.0	130.0
87.0	60.0	154.0
93.0	52.0	116.0
95.0	67.0	162.0
87.0	68.0	190.0
85.0	57.0	132.0
90.50	59.80	139.00
37 fruits sent to CENARGEN in Brasilia for field trials
5	fruits held at NY for study.
Collected by M.J.G. Hopkins, L.E. Forero, S. Beck, H. Phipps
III, N. Hernandez, & H. Wolf.	26 July 1983