Syagrus orinocensis (Spruce) Burret

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Syagrus orinocensis (Spruce) Burret

  • Collector(s)

    J. G. Wessels Boer 1877, 25 Jul 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Near Puerto Ayacucho, between airport and Río Cataniapo.

  • Habitat

    Slightly disturbed mesophytic forest and open savanna.

  • Description

    Solitary palm, trunk erect, 8 m tall, 12 cm in diameter, internodes 1 dm long; 13 contemporaneous leaves, sheath and petiole 9 dm long, the basal 2,5 dm with fibres; 127 pairs of pinnae, somewhat clustered. Several inflorescences in different stages, basal bract 3 dm long, second bract 8 dm long with a 4 dm long fusiform part, peduncle 4 dm long, rachis 4 dm long; male flowers yellow, female flowers green; 44 rachillas, these not elongating in fruit. Frequent at the border of savanna among granite blocks. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00664247

    Occurrence ID: 85686ed2-b8a6-4ee2-be5a-848f4a84995c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Near Puerto Ayacucho, between airport and Río Cataniapo

  • Coordinates

    5.67, -67.63

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