Euterpe catinga
Euterpe catinga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Euterpe |
Species: | E. catinga |
Binomial name | |
Euterpe catinga Wallace | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Euterpe catinga is a palm species in the genus Euterpe. It is found in forests of a dry, sandy soil and very peculiar vegetation, known as catinga forests in northern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil).[1][2][3][4][5]
Two varieties are recognized:[1]
- Euterpe catinga var. catinga - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil
- Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano - Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Assai". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ↑ Lorenzi, H., Noblick, L.R., Kahn, F. & Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.
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