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(Last Modified On 10/24/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/24/2012)
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Species
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CHAMAEDOREA PYGMAEA Wendl. ex Dammer
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PlaceOfPublication
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Allgem. Gartenzeit. 20:217, 249. 1852.
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Synonym
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Stachyophorbe pygmaea Oerst. in Kjoeb. Vidensk. Meddel. 1858:10. 1859; l'Amer. Cent. 14: t. IV, f. i-i6. 1863.
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Description
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Plant practically acaulescent, 60-80 cm. high over all, the caudex of 6-8 cm. being covered with bracts and leaf-bases and less than 2 cm. thick at surface of ground: leaves pinnate, 40-50 cm. long, of 10-12 pairs of opposite or subopp'osite glabrous thin pinnae that are 10-18 cm. long and 2 cm. or less broad, lower ones often shorter and narrower; pinnae gradually narrowed to acuminate apex and also narrowed to half the width at base, sigmoid-lanceolate, midvein prominent, 1 or 2 laterals on either side semi-prominent: spadices radical, the slender peduncle tubular-bracted or spathed, shorter than the foliage, laxly flowered; staminate spadix about 10 cm. long and 7 or 8 cm. broad, rachis continuous, and emitting 20-30 spreading slender rachillae 4-5 cm. long; pistillate spadix simple or of very few branches 5-8 cm. long.
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Distribution
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Chamaedorea pygmaea was based on plants from Colombia; the species occurs also in Costa Rica.
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Note
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It is variable in the width and size of pinnae as well as in the veining. It has been confused with C. microphylla.
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Specimen
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DARIEN: on Cana-Cuasi trail in Chepigana District, Terry & Terry I453. CHIRIQUI: epiphytic in vicinity of Bajo Mona and Quebrado Chiquero, Woodson & Schery 585
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Note
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rachis orange, fruit purple and globular, about 8 mm. diam.
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