| Collector | Noblick, L.R. |
| Number | 4597 |
| Collected with | S.F.Glassman & J.L. dos S.Lima |
| Country | Brazil |
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| Locality | Municipio of Piatã, 31 km S of Boninal at Riacho Cochó, Fazenda Cochó. Populations of palms extending for several kilometers along the margins of the stream in rich brown sandy alluvial soils. Area subject to seasonal dry periods |
| Coordinates | 13° 9' S 41° 48' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1060 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1060 |
| Start date | 1988/08/18 |
| End date | 1988/08/18 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Attalea seabrensis Glassman |
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| Field notes | Catolé or Palmeira is the common name. Solitary palm with 5m x 35cm trunk. 15-20 leaves in crown, spirally arranged and strongly ascending. MAny persistent leaf bases extending for a distance of 1-4 m below the crown. Leaf petiole 106-135 cm with smooth margins but thick fibered on the sheathing base and concave-convex in transection. Leaf rachis 495-540 cm. 163-170 pairs of pinnae which are distributed in clusters of 2-4 along the lower one-third to onehalf of the rachis in several planes, but evenly distributed on the upper part. Middle pinnae 84-100 cm x 5-6 cm. Staminate interfoliar Inflorescence with 20-37+ cm peduncle and 76-85 cm rachis. 262 rachillae with a lenght of 11-17.5 cm. Peduncular bract 115-141 cm including a beak of 13-15 cm and the expanded or inflated part of the bract measuring 95 cm x 17-26 cm. PAlm species locally common in this area |
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