Oenocarpus minor
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Páez, Boyacá, COLOMBIA. Photo by Dr.'s Oscar Perdomo.1, Pilar Salazar-B.2, Fabio Caballero.3, Leonardo Fernández-L.3 & Wilmer Vargas-B.3. | |||||||
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Habitat and Distribution
Brazil North, and Colombia.Description
A medium-sized palm from low elevation rainforests in northwestern Brazil with slender, smooth, clustering or solitary stems to 8 m (27 ft.) tall. It is a fast growing and very ornamental palm adapted to humid tropical climates. (RPS.com) Editing by edric.
Culture
Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
A beverage ("wine") is made from the fruits of the chiquichique (Leopoldinia piassaba), the moriche or canangucha (Mauritia minor) the bacaba (Oenocarpus bacaba), and the bacabiña or milpesillo (Oenocarpus minor). (Dugand, A. 1961)/Palmweb.
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0101-31222008000100012&script=sci_arttext
- http://www.nybg.org/files/scientists/mbalick/TaxanomyoftheOenocarpus-Jessenia....pdf
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Dugand, A., Palms of Colombia. 1961. 1961. Palms of Colombia.
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.