| Collector | Noblick, L.R. |
| Number | 4634 |
| Collected with | Lima,J.L.D.S. |
| Country | Brazil |
| Subpart | Bahia |
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| Locality | Municipio of Jaborandi (dismembered 1987 from Correntina), 12 km S of the Rio Arrojado on road, Correntina/Jaborandi, cerrado vegetation with fine brown sandy soils |
| Coordinates | 13° 32' S 44° 17' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 600 |
| Start date | 1988/10/17 |
| End date | 1988/10/17 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Syagrus petraea (Mart.)Becc. |
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| Field notes | Coco de raposa is the common name. Solitary palm with acaulescent trunk. 4-7 LEAVES in crown, spirally arranged and spreading. Leaf petiole 26-39 cm with smooth margins but with a fibrous leaf sheath and concave-convex in transection. Leaf rachis 57-66 cm. 3242 pairs of pinnae which are distributed in clusters of 2-4 along the rachis :in several. planes. Middle pinnae 17-27 cm x 0.9-1.3 cm. Androgynous INFLORESCENCE with 7-20 cm peduncle and 10-17 cm rachis. 1-2 rachillae with a length of 8.5-17 cm. Peduncular bract L 19-28(37) cm including a beak of 1-2 cm and the expanded or inflated part of the bract measuring 14-20 cm x 1.5-2 cm. Palm species common in this area |
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