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Euterpe catinga

Synonyms: Euterpe catinga var. aurantiaca; Euterpe mollissima (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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). Two varieties are recognized: 1. \n* Euterpe catinga var. catinga - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil 2. \n* Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano - Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
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Infraspecies

Euterpe catinga var. catinga
Euterpe catinga var. roraimae

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  No
Leaf Type [3]  Evergreen
Height [2]  66 feet (20 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sierra del Divisor Reserve Zone 3652986 Peru      

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0