| Field notes | Palmtree in group of 3, one with an infrutescense, the other 2 inmature. Hight of tallest palm 8 m. Leafbase persistend, the stem thus not visible. DBH 59 cm. Leafsheat 140 cm long, crosssection convex - strait, longest diam. at base 30 cm. Margins splitting up in a 35 cm broad brown fibrous nuss consisting of fibres 0,3 cm in diam pointing towards the apex and slightly thinner ones pointing towards the base. rachis 720 cm, adaxial side and the margins green, abaxial side green with brown pubescens. Adaxial side with a flattend rigge on the baselmost 4,30 m, with a ridge on the midle of the baselmost 3 m. The apical part with a sharp midedge. Baselmost 1/3 of the leaf is turning 90° making the apical part vertical. No of pinnae 2 x 140 + 1, inserted in one plane, regurlary distributed, but with minor displacements making pinnae alternated in some areas, opposite in others. Largest pinnae 130 x 2,6 cm, adaxially green, glabourous with a yellow midrib abaxially grey-dewed and with brown pubescence. No of infrutescence 3, no of maleinflorescence 3 old + 1 bud, infrutescence: (nearly mature fruits). Prophyll not found, 1 sheating bracht; 224 cm long, largest 37 cm, splitting up abaxially, brown, woody with longitudiual fissureshe apicalmost 35 cm making a pointed, flattend apex. without fissures and not splitting up. Petiole 112 cm, ovate, diam. below lowermost rachillae 5,2 x 3,2 cm apically with 4 sterile, triangular scalelike brachts, yellow - green covered with brown pubescence. rachis 90 cm, yellow - green. No of rachillae 121 of which 69 is bearing fruits. Longest 13 cm, diam at base 2 x 4 cm, yellow - green subtendet by a scale-like brown bracht. No of fruits pr. rachillae 1, 8 rachillae with 2. fruit inserted 5 cm above the base of the rachillae; the apicalmost 5 cm of rachillae with scars from male flowers. The apicalmost 20 rachillae very short and without male flowers. Rachis at the apex a aparently pure male-rachillae, 20 cm long, curled. Fruits, inmature; fig-shabed 8,7 x 6,7 cm with a pointed apex, orange with brown pubescence. Apex with white pubescence (filtation), fruit very fibrous with 3 kernels. Endospem liquid. Male inflorescence; prophyll not found, 1 sheating bracht 160 cm long, 28 cm round, as female. Peduncle 45 cm long, ovate with 5 sterile, scale-like brachts. Diameter below lowermost rachillae 4,7 x 2,7 cm, light yellow with brown pubescence. Rachis 50 cm long, yellow to creamy white. No of rachillae 143, longest rachillae 22 cm, the apicalmost 18 cm. Flowers regulery distributed. No of stamens 6. 0,5 cm long white. No of tepals 3, 1,5 cm long, fleshy yellow. total weight of 1 infrutescence (121 fruits)= 23 kg. according to Joaquin Bustos is the leafs used for teaching, durable from 5-15 years, depending on how many leafs used. Mature kernels are rich in oils and vitamins, apriciated young fruits coco-like. Quichua: Shapaja; Castillano, Conambo. |
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