Wettinia augusta
Wettinia (weh-tin-EE-ah) augusta (aw-GOOS-tah) | |||||||
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Jenero Herrera, Peru. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb. | |||||||
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Habitat and Distribution
Wettinia augusta is found in Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, and Peru.Description
Culture
Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
"Appears to be a clustering species, from the lowerland South American jungles, where it gets inundated periodically as flood waters rise. Rare in cultivation, and no hardiness info on this one yet. has the typical premorse, droopy leaflets of Wettinias." (Geoff Stein)
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.