Mauritia carana
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Mauritia carana is a species of palm found in northern South America.
features
The species is similar to Mauritia flexuosa , but is smaller and differs from this species in the following features: Trunk reaches a maximum height of 15 m. Under the leaf crown it has a large collection of dead leaves and fibers. With a maximum width of 3 m, the leaves are significantly smaller and also have fewer segments. These are hanging. The leaf bases are hidden under a mass of fibers. The inflorescences are longer than those of M. flexuosa , the fruits are rounded and larger.
Distribution and locations
Mauritia carana is restricted to the western Amazon : it occurs in the extreme south of Venezuela , in the southeast of Colombia , in the northeast of Peru and in western central Brazil . The palm grows in the rainforest, in the damp savannah and on white sand along lowland rivers.
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. 385.
Web link
- Mauritia carana inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: Henderson, A., 1998. Retrieved December 24, 2013.