Geonoma brongniartii Mart.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Geonoma brongniartii Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    T. Emilio 706, 24 Mar 2012

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Río Juruá, 6.5 km NW of Carauari.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02688951

    Occurrence ID: 6aad6efd-b181-4cee-9842-c94e9d99fa8c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Río Juruá, 6.5 km NW of Carauari

  • Elevation

    Alt. 108 m. (354 ft.)

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ARECACEAE
Geonoma brongniartii Mart.
Det: Emilio, T; Balslev, H mar 2012
Solitary understory palm. Stem 0.1 m high, 3 cm thick;
intemodes 1 cm long, rough, light brown. Base of stem with
few visible roots. Leaves 12; sheath 15 cm long, open; petiole
35 cm long, section margined; rachis 55 cm long; lamina
pinnate, 90 cm long, 50 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 5-8
per side, insertion irregular; basal pinna 45 cm long, middle
pinna 35 cm long, apical pinna 35 cm long. Inflorescence
infrafoliar; prophyll23 cm long, 1 cm wide, papery;
peduncular bract 17 cm long, inserted 5 cm from base, brown,
papery; peduncle 30 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 28 cm long.
Flowers white, sunken. Fruits black, 0.6 x 0.6 cm. Silicagel
sample taken. Transect: HB 739, subunit no. 1, outside
transect
Brasil, Amazonas: Rio Jurud, 6.5 km NW of Carauari.
Primary forest on terrace
0°00'00" S, 66°94'78" W Alt: 108m
INPA
Plantas - Amazonas
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE
PESQUISAS O A AMAZÔNIA
INPAN0 246247a
NFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Emilio, T 706
com: Balslev, H & Pedersen, D
02688951
Data: 24 mar 2012
02688951