Attalea dubia
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Habitat and Distribution
Attalea dubia is found in Coastal rain forests of eastern Brazil,
Description
Needs well-drained soils. It is the most southerly growing of the Attaleas. A massive, solitary pinnate palm to 8 meters tall, with erect, dark green leaves in a shuttle-cock type arrangement. Requirements: Sunny,consistently moist, but well drained, rich soil. Will exist in tropical thru to temperate climates, but is probably not frost tolerant. Seeds are slow, hard to germinate, and you often get two seedlings from one seed. Editing by edric.
Culture
Sunny, moist, but well drained position in rich soil. Will handle tropical thru to temperate climates, but it probably isn't frost tolerant. Seeds are slow, hard to germinate and you often get two seedlings from one seed. Very rarely seen in cultivation.
Comments and Curiosities
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Fallbrook, California
Brazil. Photo by Jose Renaldo Da Fonseca
Attalea in the field Avare, São Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Jose Renaldo Da Fonseca
Reserve Serra do Tabuleiro, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Photo by Gaston Torres Vera
Reserve Serra do Tabuleiro, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Photo by Gaston Torres Vera
Reserve Serra do Tabuleiro, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Photo by Gaston Torres Vera
Reserve Serra do Tabuleiro, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Photo by Gaston Torres Vera
On the way to Morretes, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Alberto Leonardo Barkema.
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.
