Mauritiella macroclada
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Habitat and Distribution
Colombia, and Ecuador.
Description
Stems solitary or clustered, to 10 m tall, and 15 cm in diameter. Leaves 6-12 in a crown; blade split into about 60 leaflets, these to 4.5 cm wide. Fruits ellipsoid-oblong, 2-2.5 cm long and 1.8-2 cm in diameter, reddish brown. (trebrown.com) Editing by edric.
Culture
Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
This is a dioecious genus.
Uses: The wood is used in housing construction for walls and ceilings. The leaves are used for roofing houses. As posts for fencing. Oil is extracted from the fruit. (From the Spanish)
- IMAGE GALLERY
Buenaventura, Colombia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Photo by Michael Calonje.
Photo by Michael Calonje.
Colombia. Photo by Emilio Constantino.
Colombia. Photo by Emilio Constantino.
Columbia. Photo by Dr. Jean-Christophe Pintaud.
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.
