Syagrus sancona H.Karst.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Syagrus

Characteristics

A solitary palm. It grows 7-30 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The fruit are oval and 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are orange or yellow and fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 30.0
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Environment

Lowland to premontane forest, gallery forest, and also commonly left in pastures when the forest is cleared; usually in drier and more seasonal regions; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Amazon. It grows up to 1,200 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Some references say the fruit is not edible.
Uses animal food environmental use food material social use
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Syagrus sancona unspecified picture

Distribution

Syagrus sancona world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:670066-1
WFO ID wfo-0000317887
COL ID 53KBX
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Oenocarpus sancona Syagrus sancona Syagrus tessmannii Palma sancona Platenia chiragua Butia argentea Cocos argentea Calappa sancona Cocos chiragua Cocos sancona Oreodoxa sancona Syagrus argentea Syagrus chiragua Syagrus ecuadorensis