Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    J. G. Wessels Boer 1644, 30 Aug 1963

  • Location

    Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad. Cumuto.

  • Habitat

    Poorly drained sandy clay.

  • Description

    Solitary palm; stem 6 m tall, 3-4 dm in diam., 20 contemporaneous leaves, sheath 3 dm, petiole 6 dm, rachis 30 dm with 158 pairs of pinnae grayish below, costa yellow. Inflorescence with a 6 dm long basal bract, a 18 dm long second bract, peduncle 4 dm long, rachis 9 dm long with ca 130 rachillas, fruit globosa, yellowish-green, finely setose. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02128575

    Occurrence ID: c2089e48-d99a-4004-acf7-d200efdb7637

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Trinidad and Tobago

  • Locality

    Trinidad. Cumuto

  • Coordinates

    10.5842, -61.2055

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    791

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of Cumuto were located. Linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of city (779 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using MaNIS Georef. Calculator.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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