Lepidocaryum tenue Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Lepidocaryum

Characteristics

A palm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 3.5
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Environment

An understorey plant, found on both well-drained and seasonally inundated soils and also in inundated white sand soils; at low elevations. The plant can form extensive colonies by means of its underground rhizomes.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal social use
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Lepidocaryum tenue world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667804-1
WFO ID wfo-0000226087
COL ID 6PB75
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lepidocaryum tenue Mauritia tenuis

Lower taxons

Lepidocaryum tenue var. casiquiarense Lepidocaryum tenue var. gracile Lepidocaryum tenue var. tenue