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| Collector | Noblick, L.R. |
| Number | 4656 |
| Collected with | Lima,J.L.D.S. |
| Country | Brazil |
| Subpart | Bahia |
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| Locality | Municipio of Correntina, 12 km E of Correntina on BR 349 (Correntina/Santa Maria de Vitoria), seasonal semideciduous forest region, much of which has been cut to create pasture |
| Coordinates | 13° 20' S 44° 39' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 600 |
| Start date | 1988/10/22 |
| End date | 1988/10/22 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Syagrus oleracea Becc. |
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| Field notes | Guariroba or Catolé is the common name. Solitary palm with 3 m x 25-30cm trunk. 15-16 LEAVES in crown, spirally arranged and spreading. Leaf petiole 12-18 cm with fibrous margins but with a fibrous leaf sheath and concave-convex in transection. Leaf rachis 310-380 cm. 139-149 pairs of pinnae which are distributed in clusters of 2-5 along the rachis in several planes. Middle pinnae 67-96 cm x 3.9-5 cm. Androgynous interfoliar INFLORESCENCE with 20-28 cm peduncle and 75-78 cm rachis. 67-83 rachillae with a length of 7-42 cm. Peduncular bract 107-108 cm including a beak of 8-11.5 cm and the expanded or inflated part of the bract measuring 59-60 cm x 26-29 cm. Palm species infrequent in this area. L.R. Noblick & J.L. dos |
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