Oenocarpus distichus Mart.

Filed As

Arecaceae
Oenocarpus distichus Mart.

Collector(s)

M. J. Balick 1615 with J. M. Frazao, J. G. A. Vieira & 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

Primary forest with Orbigyna palms frequent. Sandy soil.

Description

Palm ca 13 m tall, stem 10.2 m. long, dbh 26 cm.; 13 contemporaneous leaves. Leaves pinnate, sheath olive-green 1.3 m. long x 56 cm. wide, petiole 89 cm. long, rachis 5.42 m. long, 131 pinnae per side, grouped 2-6 per side on the stem and at various angles to the rachis. Basal pinna 99 cm. long x 1.5 cm. wide; middle pinna 1.47 m. long x 5.5 cm. wide; apical pinna 54 cm. long x 1.6 cm. wide. Inflorescences 3, one almost ripe, one with green fruit and one inflorescence about to open. Prophyll 75 cm long x 29 cm. in diameter, bract 1.97 m. long x 31 cm. in circumference, beak alone measuring 28 cm. Primary axis of inflorescence about 50 cm., 43 cm to the base of the bract scar, with 106 rachillae, 77-122 cm. long, with 24-49 fruits per rachilla,. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Fruit.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00878013

Occurrence ID: 0b8cb14c-4365-412a-a497-89fffe07a97b

Related Objects

Specimen - 00878011, M. J. Balick 1615, Oenocarpus distichus Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Tocantins, Tocantinópolis Mun.

Specimen - 00878012, M. J. Balick 1615, Oenocarpus distichus Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Tocantins, Tocantinópolis Mun.

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