Wettinia verruculosa
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Habitat and Distribution
Known only from a few localities in SW Colombia and NW Ecuador, in
Description
Subcanopy palm. Stem solitary, 8-10 m tall and 15-20 cm in diameter. Leaves 4-6 m long; pinnae 35-40 on each side, entire, borne horizontally, with a rusty pubescence below, especially along the veins, the central pinnae 110-135 cm long and 8-13 cm wide. Inflorescences 1-2 per node; branches numerous, short. Female flowers crowded along branches. Fruits green, angled, finely warty, forming a single elliptic mass, ca. 25 x 15 cm. (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.
Flowers have never been collected and described. Fruits resemble those of Wettinia fascicularis.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
- IMAGE GALLERY
Photo by Dr. Borchsenius F.
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- http://media.e-taxonomy.eu/palmae/protologe/palm_tc_214653_P.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).
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.
