Attalea luetzelburgii (Burret) Wess.Boer

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Attalea

Characteristics

A palm. The stems are short and underground. There are about 6 leaves. The leaflets are arranged regularly and spread in the same plane. The flowering stalk is amongst the leaves. The main stalk is short. The male flowers have narrow petals and 6 loosely coiled stamens. The fruit have one seed. The fruit are oval and 5-5.5 cm long by 2-2.5 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in open white sand areas in the Amazon. It is in the transition zone between forest and savanna.
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Usage

Uses food material social use
Edible nuts seeds
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Distribution

Attalea luetzelburgii world distribution map, present in Brazil and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:961936-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296268
COL ID JMG9
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Synonyms

Attalea luetzelburgii Orbignya luetzelburgii Parascheelea anchistropetala Parascheelea luetzelburgii