Wettinia aequatorialis
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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Endemic to the SE Andes of Description
Subcanopy palm. Stem solitary, 5-8 m tall and 4-7 cm in diameter, smooth. Leaves 1.5-2.5 m long; pinnae 25-30 on each side, entire, borne horizontally or slightly pendulous, glabrous on both sides, the central ones 55-70 cm long and 3.5-4.5 cm wide, with about 10 prominent veins. Inflorescences 1-3 per node; peduncle 10-20 cm long; rachis 5-20 cm long; branches 8-20; male inflorescence branches to 12 cm long; female branches to 45 cm long in fruit. Male flowers hairy, 7-8 mm long, with 12-15 stamens. Female flowers dispersed along the branches, 10-12 mm long. Fruit about 2 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter, with a rusty indument. (Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador)/Palmweb. Editing by edric.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
Occasionally individuals with simple leaves may be encountered.
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Photo by Dr. F. Borchsenius.
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).
Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
