(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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AcRocoMiA PANAMENSIS Bai1ey
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PlaceOfPublication
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Gent. Herb. 4:444. 1941.
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Synonym
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Acrocomia vinifera Auth., non Oerst.
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Description
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Variable in height, often fruiting on dry land when less than 2 m. tall but the tree eventually reaching 8 m., the bole at first densely clothed with spiniferous leaf-bases; crown of 10-15 leaves; petiole bearing black sharp spines 2-10 cm. long; pinnae 2-3 cm. broad, glossy and glabrous on upper surface but gray and puberulent underneath: -main or persistent cymba about 1 m. long, coarsely tomentose and somewhat spiny: fruit nearly or quite globular or somewhat flat- tened end-wise, about 3.5 cm. transverse diameter, covered with caducous floccules and crooked hairs, the mature fresh surface cream-colored with greenish tinge.
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Distribution
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Panama: frequently remaining on properties when the land has been cleared.
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Common
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Pacom
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Specimen
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CANAL ZONE: Balboa, Allen 2213. PANAMA: near Panama City, Bailey 552; near Bella Vista, Panama City, Bartlett I6977. VERAGUAS: in groves near Ocii and Santiago, Allen.
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