Attalea speciosa Mart.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Nuflo de Chavez Prov.

• Locality

  Ca. 5 km West of Yotaú on road to Laguna Blanca.

• Coordinates

  -15.95, -63.13

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

[The New York
Botanical Garden
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New York Botanical Garden
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
Nuflo de Chaves. Ca. 5 km W of Yotau on road to Laguna
Blanca.
Deciduous woodland rich in Orbignya.	ca. 15“57 S 63°08'W
Data for this collection (fruits marked "H"):
From recently cut down tree in disturbed area.
Fruit dimensions: length	breadth	weight
(10 random fruits)
92.0	62.0	184.0
91.0	61.0	170.0
82.0	65.0	142.0
89.0	63.0	196.0
89.0	64.0	178.0
89.0	64.0	172.0
90.0	64.0	182.0
95.0	62.0	178.0
88.0	63.0	172.0
92.0	64.0	196.0
mean: 89-70	63.20	177.00
40 fruits sent to CENARGEN in Brasilia for field trials
10	fruits held at NY for study.
82 extra fruits collected, held at NY.
Collected by M.J.G. Hopkins, L.E. Forero, H. Phipps III,
&	N. Hernandez.	6 August 1983