Wettinia praemorsa (Willd.) Wess.Boer

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Wettinia

Characteristics

A perennial tree. It grows 13.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Premontane and montane forest, usually at elevations from 400-2,400 metres, though most commonly at 1,000-1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Wettinia praemorsa world distribution map, present in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:961933-1
WFO ID wfo-0000334310
COL ID 5BY22
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Iriartea praemorsa Iriartea pubescens Wettinia mesocarpa Wettinia praemorsa Catoblastus andinus Catoblastus cuatrecasasii Catoblastus praemorsus Catoblastus pubescens Oreodoxa praemorsa Iriartea pubescens var. krinocarpa Catoblastus pubescens var. krinocarpa