Podococcus acaulis
Podococcus (POH-doh-kohk-Kuss) acaulis (ah-KOW-liss) | |||||||
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Gabon. Photo by Dr. J. van Valkenburg, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb. | |||||||
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Habitat and Distribution
Gabon. Podococcus acaulis is distributed in Gabon and the Kouilou region of Republic of Congo. This species grows in lowland evergreen forest on terra firma including low hills, sometimes reported along streams, persisting in logged forest or present in old secondary forest.Description
Clustering acaulescent palm; leaves broadly radiating from base; leaflets to 10 on each side of rachis, rhomboid, subopposite, with praemorse margins; fruits narrowly ovoid or with narrowly ovoid lobes, 2-3 cm long and 0,5-1 cm in diameter, olive-green turning purplish brown when ripe. (palms.myspecies.info/)
Culture
Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
External Links
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).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.