Difference between revisions of "Itaya amicorum"
| (18 intermediate revisions by one user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__noeditsection__ | __noeditsection__ | ||
{{Palmbox | {{Palmbox | ||
| − | |image= | + | |image=4342787145_2ef4649786_b.jpg |
| − | |image_caption= | + | |image_caption=Botanic Gardens, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. |
|genus=Itaya (ih-TAH-yah) | |genus=Itaya (ih-TAH-yah) | ||
|species=<br>amicorum (ahm-ih-KOR-uhm) | |species=<br>amicorum (ahm-ih-KOR-uhm) | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Habitat and Distribution== | ==Habitat and Distribution== | ||
| − | Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. | + | Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[[File:RDG2010-03-27_10-07-08.jpg|thumb|left|500px|South Florida. Conservatory of Dr. Jeff Block, Ron Kiefert giving scale. Photo by Ryan Gallivan, of Searle brothers Nursery, FL.]] |
| − | [[ | + | |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| Line 29: | Line 28: | ||
==Comments and Curiosities== | ==Comments and Curiosities== | ||
This is a [[monotypic]] genus. | This is a [[monotypic]] genus. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Etymology: The genus name, Named after a Peruvian river where the palm was discovered. The specific epithet, is from the Latin, and means 'of friends' referring to the the spirit of the program under which it was discovered by Harold E. Moore and his associates in Peru. | ||
Uses: Construction - The leaves are used in construction of roofs for dwellings. Tools and utensils. Hats are made from the leaves. | Uses: Construction - The leaves are used in construction of roofs for dwellings. Tools and utensils. Hats are made from the leaves. | ||
| Line 35: | Line 36: | ||
Native to lowland rainforest in the western Amazon basin in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, this extraordinary palm sports a slender, solitary trunk that can grow to about 3 m (10 ft.) tall and holds a broad crown of very large, remarkable leaves, to 2 m (7 ft.) in diameter, that are silvery white below and divided into only 10 to 16 very broad segments. It is closely related to Chelyocarpus, with which it shares some botanically rather unspecialized features. It is best suited for the tropical garden, where it demands a sheltered spot, well protected from stronger winds. In cultivation it is rather rarely seen. (RPS.com) | Native to lowland rainforest in the western Amazon basin in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, this extraordinary palm sports a slender, solitary trunk that can grow to about 3 m (10 ft.) tall and holds a broad crown of very large, remarkable leaves, to 2 m (7 ft.) in diameter, that are silvery white below and divided into only 10 to 16 very broad segments. It is closely related to Chelyocarpus, with which it shares some botanically rather unspecialized features. It is best suited for the tropical garden, where it demands a sheltered spot, well protected from stronger winds. In cultivation it is rather rarely seen. (RPS.com) | ||
| − | <br style | + | <br style="clear:both;"/> |
| + | {{#Widget:AdResban}} | ||
<center><gallery caption="IMAGE GALLERY" perrow="" widths="" heights=""> | <center><gallery caption="IMAGE GALLERY" perrow="" widths="" heights=""> | ||
Image:ItayaNN3.JPG|Thailand - Photo: Geoff Stein. | Image:ItayaNN3.JPG|Thailand - Photo: Geoff Stein. | ||
| Line 41: | Line 43: | ||
Image:ItayaIMG 0217.JPG|Another Fairchild specimen. | Image:ItayaIMG 0217.JPG|Another Fairchild specimen. | ||
image:Ia2509.jpg|In habitat. Photo by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson/Palmweb. | image:Ia2509.jpg|In habitat. Photo by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson/Palmweb. | ||
| − | image: | + | image:Ia131.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb. |
| − | image: | + | image:Ia133.jpg|Iquitos-Nauta Road 30 km, Peru. Photo by Dr. Jean-Christophe Pintaud/Palmweb. |
| − | image: | + | image:Ia134.jpg|In habitat. Photo by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson/Palmweb. |
| − | image: | + | image:Ia135.jpg|In habitat. Photo by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson/Palmweb. |
| − | image: | + | image:Ia130.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis/Palmweb. |
| − | image: | + | image:Ia132.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb. |
| + | File:RDG2010-03-27_10-07-08.jpg|South Florida. Conservatory of Dr. Jeff Block, Ron Kiefert giving scale. Photo by Ryan Gallivan, of Searle brothers Nursery, FL. | ||
| + | File:a8196d.jpg|Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Geoff Stein. | ||
| + | File:post-19-042958400 1331493516.jpg|Speaking of Licualas, this is South America's closest looking version, Itaya amicorum, which is actually more related to Chelyocarpus. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:Itaya_amicorum_leafcrown.jpg|Floribunda Nursery, Hawaii. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:8006113854_e5d2d9a5be_b.jpg|Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:ia009873451.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:Itaya_amicorum_leafbases.jpg|Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:Itaya_amicorum_leaf.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:Itaya_amicorum_infructescence.jpg|Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:Itaya_amicorum_fruit.JPG|Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:ia0092238475.JPG|Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:ia99457213.JPG|Photo by Paul Craft. | ||
| + | File:5549214612_fc6c8621f3_o.jpg|Fairchild Tropical botanical Gardens, Coral Gables, FL. Photo by Kyle Wicomb. | ||
| + | |||
| + | File:98ca4399b66c73de2e4ea7345aa86619.jpg | ||
| + | File:RDG2008-10-02_16-12-54.jpg|Searle Brothers Nursery, FL. Photo by Ryan Gallivan. | ||
| + | File:4342787145_2ef4649786_b.jpg|Botanic Gardens, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. | ||
| + | File:post-4111-014978400 1298845802.jpg|Las Marias, PR. Photo by Cindy Adair. | ||
image:ItaAmi.jpg|Rare Palm Seeds.com | image:ItaAmi.jpg|Rare Palm Seeds.com | ||
image:ItaAmi2.jpg|Rare Palm Seeds.com | image:ItaAmi2.jpg|Rare Palm Seeds.com | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| Line 66: | Line 83: | ||
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). | 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). | ||
| + | |||
{{SpeciesListBackLink}} | {{SpeciesListBackLink}} | ||
[[Category:ITAYA|amicorum]] | [[Category:ITAYA|amicorum]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:26, 27 November 2016
| Itaya (ih-TAH-yah) amicorum (ahm-ih-KOR-uhm) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Botanic Gardens, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. | |||||||
| Scientific Classification | |||||||
| |||||||
| Synonyms | |||||||
|
| |||||||
| Native Continent | |||||||
 | |||||||
| Morphology | |||||||
| |||||||
| Culture | |||||||
|
| |||||||
| Survivability index | |||||||
|
| |||||||
| Common names | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Description
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
This is a monotypic genus.
Etymology: The genus name, Named after a Peruvian river where the palm was discovered. The specific epithet, is from the Latin, and means 'of friends' referring to the the spirit of the program under which it was discovered by Harold E. Moore and his associates in Peru.
Uses: Construction - The leaves are used in construction of roofs for dwellings. Tools and utensils. Hats are made from the leaves. After burning the trunk, cooking salt and filtering plant extract, used for the preparation of ambil (snuff concentrated paste).
Native to lowland rainforest in the western Amazon basin in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, this extraordinary palm sports a slender, solitary trunk that can grow to about 3 m (10 ft.) tall and holds a broad crown of very large, remarkable leaves, to 2 m (7 ft.) in diameter, that are silvery white below and divided into only 10 to 16 very broad segments. It is closely related to Chelyocarpus, with which it shares some botanically rather unspecialized features. It is best suited for the tropical garden, where it demands a sheltered spot, well protected from stronger winds. In cultivation it is rather rarely seen. (RPS.com)
- IMAGE GALLERY
Thailand - Photo: Geoff Stein.
Fairchild FL.
Another Fairchild specimen.
In habitat. Photo by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson/Palmweb.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Iquitos-Nauta Road 30 km, Peru. Photo by Dr. Jean-Christophe Pintaud/Palmweb.
In habitat. Photo by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson/Palmweb.
In habitat. Photo by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson/Palmweb.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis/Palmweb.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
South Florida. Conservatory of Dr. Jeff Block, Ron Kiefert giving scale. Photo by Ryan Gallivan, of Searle brothers Nursery, FL.
Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Speaking of Licualas, this is South America's closest looking version, Itaya amicorum, which is actually more related to Chelyocarpus. Photo by Paul Craft.
Floribunda Nursery, Hawaii. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Hawaii. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Hawaii. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Pattaya Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Photo by Paul Craft.
Photo by Paul Craft.
Fairchild Tropical botanical Gardens, Coral Gables, FL. Photo by Kyle Wicomb.
Searle Brothers Nursery, FL. Photo by Ryan Gallivan.
Botanic Gardens, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Las Marias, PR. Photo by Cindy Adair.
Rare Palm Seeds.com
Rare Palm Seeds.com
External Links
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.
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.
