Leopoldinia pulchra Mart.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Leopoldinia pulchra Mart. det T. L. P. Couvreur, Jun 2011

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Pará

  • County/Municipio

    Belterra Mun.

  • Locality

    Floresta Nacional do Tapajós: Tapajós River, east bank, near Tauari, "Lago de Tauarí"

  • Elevation

    Alt. 16 m. (52 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.08461, -55.1306

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02684761
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The New York Botanical Garden	*5
Arecaceae
Leopoldinia pulchra Mart.
det. T. L. P. Couvreur, /06/2011
Brazil. Para. Belterra. Floresta Nacional do Tapajos:
Tapajos River, east bank, near Tauari, "Lago de Tauari".
3°S*4.6,,S, 55°7'50"W
16 m.
Flooded "igapo" forest along river.
Palm 5-7m tall. 6-10 leaves per stem. Dead persistent
sheaths forming a net like structure covering the stem.
Petiole section triangular, petiole 40 cm long, rachis 90 cm
long. 28-33 pinnae per side, regularly arranged in one plane.
The basal one 1 m long and thin. Second basal pinnae 40 cm
long; middle pinnae 50 cm long; apical pinnae 30 cm long.
Inflorescence infrafoliar. Peduncular bract leathery brown.
Peduncle 5 cm long, rusty brown indumentum all over,
rachis 50 cm long. Rachillae numerous, up to 4 orders. 1st
order 30 cm long: 2nd order 10-15 cm long; 3rd order 4-5
cm long; 4th order 1-2 cm. Fruits light green to wine red at
maturity.
05/05/2011
T. L. P. Couvreur, Benjamin M. Torke, Chieno Suemitsu and
Marcia Braga 302
NYdb
02684761