Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc.

Filed As

Arecaceae
Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc.

Collector(s)

L. R. Noblick 5098 with H. Cropper, 04 Feb 1996

Location

Brazil. Goiás. Mambaí Mun. Ca. 8 km. S of Mambaí near Rio das Pedras.

Habitat

Shallow sandy, clayey soils among large outcrops of limestone bedrock exposed in an eroded stream valley.

Description

Palm solitary with 1.9 m. x 20 cm. trunk. Leaves 27 in crown spirally ararnged and spreading. Leaf sheath plus petiole is 31-56+ cm. long with a leaf petiole 1.5-2.8 cm. wide x 1-1.2 cm. thick and a toothed leaf sheath, adaxially slightly convex to flat and abaxially rounded. [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00878092

Occurrence ID: 2aa2d39d-17e4-41d3-97fc-ec1ef8335d5f

Related Objects

Specimen - 00878091, L. R. Noblick 5098, Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Goiás, Mambaí Mun.

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