Common name
English: Babassu palm
German: Babassupalme
Portuguese: Babaçu
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2106)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2013)
Class: Liliopsida (318)
Order: Arecales (25)
Family: Arecaceae (25) (family description)
Genus: Attalea (1)
Epithet: speciosa Mart. (5)
Synonyms: Attalea glassmanii Zona, Attalea lydiae (Drude) Barb.Rodr., Heptantra phalerata (Mart.) O.F.Cook, Orbignya barbosiana Burret, Orbignya cuci Kunth ex H.Wendl., Orbignya huebneri Burret, Orbignya lydiae Drude, Orbignya macropetala Burret, Orbignya martiana Barb.Rodr., Orbignya phalerata Mart., Orbignya speciosa (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.
macropetala => bearing large petals
speciosa => beautiful
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
External links
Check for Attalea speciosa at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
Literature
- [22] Lorenzi,H. et al. (2004): Palmeiras Brasileiras e Exóticas Cultivadas. Instituto Plantarum, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil.
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