Euterpe oleracea Mart.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Euterpe oleracea Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Noblick 4964 with N. Figueiredo, 27 Aug 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. São Luís Mun. Isla of São Luís, ca. 7 km. SE of hte center of the city, Reserva do Sacavem (Parque Estadual do Bacanga) near the city's bus station.

  • Habitat

    Pre-Amazonian seasonal rainforest with lateritic soils.

  • Description

    Clustering palm with 7-8 m. x 10 cm. trunk and 17-22 cm. internodes. 12 leaves in crown, spirally arranged and spreading. Leaf sheath green with orange in color (a crownshaft) 104 cm. long and 8 cm. in diam. and a true leaf petiole only 23-24 cm. long, adaxially channeled and abaxially rounded. Leaf rachis 244-262 cm. long. 58-60 pairs of pinnae which are distributed evenly along the rachis in one plane. Middle pinnae 91-92 cm. long x 3.5-3.8 cm. wide. Androgynous inflorescence with 9 cm. long peduncle and 82 cm. long rachis. There aer 66 rachillae measuring 29-31 cm. long at the apex and 37-44 cm. long at the base. Fruits purple black in color and 12-13 mm. long and 12-15 cm. in diameter. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00877997

    Occurrence ID: bd92dafa-84c6-44c0-8f15-d966883b9dc7

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 00877998, L. R. Noblick 4964, Euterpe precatoria Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Maranhão, São Luís Mun.

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    São Luís Mun.

  • Locality

    Isla of São Luís, ca. 7 km. SE of hte center of the city, Reserva do Sacavem (Parque Estadual do Bacanga) near the city's bus station.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.52972, -44.3028

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    33693

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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