Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    J. G. Wessels Boer 1951, 03 Aug 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Along road from Puerto Ayacucho to Sanariapo, about 25 km south of Puerto Ayacucho.

  • Habitat

    Somewhat disturbed mesophytic forest and savanna. Occasional in savanna.

  • Description

    Solitary palm; stem columnar, 11 m tall, 28 cm in diameter, slightly increasing to about 30 cm at 8 m, only a very few persistent leaf-bases present; 71 contemporaneous living leaves, shath 9 dm long, petiole 1 dm long, rachis 28 cm ling with 157 pairs of pinnae inserted at various angles; 3 fruiting inflorescences on this tree, basal bract 7 dm long, second bract 14 dm longl rachis 6 dm long with 137 rachillae. Fruit yellowish-green, brown setulose. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02128566

    Occurrence ID: 8face226-2045-4cf1-b6bc-1a2b80507769

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Along road from Puerto Ayacucho to Sanariapo, about 25 km south of Puerto Ayacucho.

  • Coordinates

    5.5, -67.58

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