Attalea speciosa

Attalea speciosa

Attalea speciosa on cattle pasture in Maranhão state, Brazil

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Cocoseae
Subtribus: Attaleinae
Genus: Attalea
Species: Attalea speciosa

Name

Attalea speciosa Mart., 1825

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Orbignya speciosa (Mart.) Barb.Rodr., Sert. Palm. Brasil. 1: 60 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Orbignya phalerata Mart. in A.D.d'Orbigny, Voy. Amér. Mér. 7(3): 126 (1844).
  • Orbignya cuci Kunth ex H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 252 (1878).
  • Orbignya lydiae Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 448 (1881).
  • Orbignya martiana Barb.Rodr., Palm. Mattogross. Nov.: 68 (1898).
  • Attalea lydiae (Drude) Barb.Rodr., Sert. Palm. Brasil. 1: 65 (1903).
  • Orbignya huebneri Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 501 (1929).
  • Orbignya macropetala Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 507 (1929).
  • Orbignya barbosiana Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 690 (1932).
  • Heptantra phalerata (Mart.) O.F.Cook, Natl. Hort. Mag. 18: 277 (1939).
  • Attalea glassmanii Zona, Palms 46: 132 (2002).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Guyana; Suriname References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Martius, C.F.P. von , 1825. Syst. Veg. 2:624.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Attalea speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Attalea speciosa. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 01 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Attalea speciosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 01.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Attalea speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Attalea speciosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Babasu
português: Babaçu

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