Copernicia tectorum
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Copernicia tectorum is a species of palm native to South America. The type epithet means the roofs and refers to the use of the palm fronds as a roofing material.
description
The palm becomes high up to 12 m. The trunk has a diameter of 30 cm and is covered with old leaf bases with the exception of the oldest parts. These are smooth and light to dark gray. The leaves are fan-shaped, 90 cm wide and circular. The petiole is 1.5 m long and covered with thorns. Both sides of the leaf are medium to dark green.
The inflorescence is as long as the diameter of the leaf crown. So it doesn't protrude from the crown. The fruits are egg-shaped, brown to black and 3.8 cm long.
distribution
Copernicia tectorum occurs in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. It grows in the monsoon savannah, the Llanos . Here it often forms large colonies. It tolerates waterlogging as well as drought.
supporting documents
- Robert Lee Riffle, Paul Craft: An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. 4th edition. Timber Press, Portland 2007, ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6 , p. 315.
Web link
- Copernicia tectorum inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: Bachman, S., 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.