Socratea exorrhiza

Socratea exorrhiza
	Socratea exorrhiza
Systematics
	Monocots
	Commelinids
Order :	Palm- like arecales
Family :	Palm family (Arecaceae)
Genre :	Stilt palms ( Socratea )
Type :	Socratea exorrhiza
Scientific name
	Socratea exorrhiza
	( Mart. ) H. Wendl.

Socratea exorrhiza ( Syn . : Iriartea exorrhiza Mart.) Is a species of plant that belongs to the palm family (Arecaceae).

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Vegetative characteristics

Socratea exorrhiza is a perennial plant that stands on stilt roots up to 2 meters high and can reach heights of 20 meters. The palm fronds are up to 2 meters long and form on a blue-green crown shaft.

Generative characteristics

It is single sexed ( monoecious ). The threefold flowers are white. They form stone fruits with a diameter of 2 to 3 cm.

ecology

"Ongoing palm" or "walking palm" call the "Ticos" in Costa Rica this way. Your is said to have the property of being able to change their location to contact for example, from the larger shade trees. However, this has now been recognized as incorrect.

Occurrence

Socratea exorrhiza is distributed from the Central American states of Costa Rica , Nicaragua and Panama to the Amazon basin in South America .

This plant species was introduced to Mauritius, among others .

Economical meaning

The palm heart tastes a bit bitter and was previously eaten by the locals.

natural reserve

Socratea exorrhiza is now on Costa Rica's 'no cut' list.

Individual evidence

↑ Gregory Goldsmith, Rakan Zahwahi: The function of stilt roots in the growth strategy of Socratea exorrhiza (Arecaceae) at two neotropical sites. In: Revista de Biología Tropical , Volume 55, No. 3-4, 2007, pp. 787-793.

Web links

Commons : Socratea exorrhiza - collection of images, videos and audio files

Socratea exorrhiza at the Australian Palm Society , English
Profile of Cal Lemke of the University of Oklahoma Department of Microbiology & Plant Biology. (English)
Socratea exorrhiza in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
Photos: leaf , inflorescence , fruit , seeds

[1] Gregory Goldsmith, Rakan Zahwahi: The function of stilt roots in the growth strategy of Socratea exorrhiza (Arecaceae) at two neotropical sites. In: Revista de Biología Tropical , Volume 55, No. 3-4, 2007, pp. 787-793.