Attalea speciosa Mart.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Ñuflo de Chávez Prov.

• Locality

  Ca. 15 km E of Ascencion de los Guarayos on road to Urubicha.

• Coordinates

  -15.58, -63.03

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

JL [The New York
Botanical Garden
copyright reserved
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. 15 km E of Ascencion de los Guarayos on
road to Urubicha.	o
Deciduous woodland rich in Orbignya.	ca* 15 35 S 63 02 ¥
Data for this collection (fruits marked "E2' ):
3 male inflorescences, 2 female infIs•
Fruit dimensions:
(10 random fruits)
mean
length	breadth	weight
80.0	60.0	108.0
76.0	59.0	110.0
80.0	54.0	90.0
78.0	50.0	82.0
81 .0	52.0	88.0
79.0	53.0	96.0
81 .0	54.0	90.0
81 .0	55.0	102
84.0	52.0	92.0
84.0	57.0	104.0
80.40	54.60	96.20
40 fruits sent to CENARGEN in Brasilia for field trials
6	fruits held at NY for study.
Collected by M.J.G. Hopkins, L.E. Forero, H. Phipps III,
&	N. Hernandez.	3 August 1983