Euterpe oleracea Mart.

Filed As

Arecaceae
Euterpe oleracea Mart.

Collector(s)

M. J. Balick 1621 with J. M. Frazao, J. G. A. Vierira, & W. S. da Silva, 12 Sep 1983

Location

Brazil. Tocantins. Tocantinópolis Mun. Posto Indígena Sao José, ca 20 km west of Tocantinópolis, (FUNAI Reservation - Apinaje Tribe).

Habitat

In moist area near stream, dark, sandy soil rich in organic matter. Growing in association with Mauritia sp.

Description

Palm 5 m. tall, dbh 15 cm., contemporaneous leaves. Sheath 1.27 m. long x 39 cm. in circumference, yellow-green in color; petiole 20 cm. long, rachis 3.7 m.; pinnae 58 per side; basal pinnae 66 cm. long x 0.7 cm. wide, middle pinna 1.01 m. long x 4.5 cm. wide; apical pinna 47 cm. long x 2 cm. wide. Inflorescence with primary axis 73 cm. long, rachillae 84, basal rachilla 40.5 cm. long, middle rachilla 38 cm. long, apical rachilla 21 cm. long. Prophyll 62 cm. long x 11 cm. wide; wide; bract 88 cm. cm. x 23 cm. in circumference. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00877988

Occurrence ID: 56f45b10-fd62-491e-ab35-73c6651da88a

Related Objects

Specimen - 00877989, M. J. Balick 1621, Euterpe oleracea Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Tocantins, Tocantinópolis Mun.

Specimen - 00877987, M. J. Balick 1621, Euterpe oleracea Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Tocantins, Tocantinópolis Mun.

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