Syagrus petraea Becc.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Syagrus

Characteristics

A solitary or cluster palm. The stem is short and can be underground. There are 4-8 leaves. They are 0.2-1.3 m long. There are 9-50 leaflets on each side. They are arranged regularly and in the one plane as well as clustered and in different planes. The flowering stalks are erect. They are 60 cm long. The fruit are oval and 2-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are green.
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Mature height (meter) 0.9
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on sandy or red clayey soils. It grows in forested and open areas. It mostly grows between 600-900 m altitude.
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Sandy to red clay soils, under planted Pine forest and in savannah.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Syagrus petraea unspecified picture

Distribution

Syagrus petraea world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246959-2
WFO ID wfo-0000317878
COL ID 53KBK
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Synonyms

Syagrus petraea Cocos petraea Calappa petraea Cocos rupestris