Euterpe precatoria var. longevaginata

Euterpe precatoria var. longevaginata
(Mart.) A.J.Hend.


Basionym:
Euterpe longevaginata Mart.


Morphology:
Stems relatively short, solitary or clustered. Leaf rachis covered with small brown to black scales on the lower surface; pinnae moderately pendulous, 2-3 cm wide, with 2 major veins on each side of the mid-rib.



Distribution:
Low to high elevations in the Andes and Central America.
Plants from W Ecuador and the Andes belong to this variety.


Common
names:

Palmiche, Palmicho

Spanish

(F. Borchsenius #210).

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