Syagrus inajai Becc.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Syagrus

Characteristics

A solitary palm. It grows 16 m high. The trunk is 15 cm across. There are 15-18 leaves. The leaves are 3.3 m long. There are 51-110 leaflets on each side of the leaf. The leaflets are narrow and limp. They grow at different angles and hang down. The leaflets are in clusters of 2-7. The flowering stalk has a woody bract. There are 14-35 flowering branches. The fruit are oval. They are 3.2-4.5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

Lowland rain forest and gallery forest in areas not subject to seasonal inundation; also found in open areas on rocky soils; at elevations up to 500 metres. Found mainly on clay soils.
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A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest. It grows below 500 m altitude. It needs rich soil and constant moisture.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Syagrus inajai world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, and Suriname

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246946-2
WFO ID wfo-0000317863
COL ID 7B68C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731677
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Synonyms

Maximiliana inajai Syagrus inajai Calappa speciosa Cocos equatorialis Syagrus speciosa Cocos inajai Cocos speciosa Cocos aequatorialis Cocos chavesiana Syagrus chavesiana