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Syagrus rupicola

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Native range
Brazil (NC. Goiás)
Climate
montane tropical

About

Syagrus rupicola is a short species belonging to the palm family (Arecaceae), found only in Brazil, and was first described by Larry Noblick and Harri Lorenzi in 2010.

How to grow it

Serves as a food source for small animals and humans. This species is used for its seeds, landscaping, and for ornamental purposes. The perpendicular bract of this species is used in many handicrafts.

Where it grows

Syagrus rupicola is native to the Chapada dos Veadeiros region in the state of Goias, Brazil. It is known to favor high-altitude terrains of over 1,000 meters. This palm species generally grows optimally in well-drained, rocky soil types.

Other Syagrus plants

Syagrus weddelliana · Pati Queen Palm · Drooling Nut · Ouricury palm · Blue Rocky Syagrus · Syagrus macrocarpa · Catole Palm · Syagrus picrophylla · Syagrus pseudococos · Queen palm · Syagrus ruschiana · Columbian Foxtail

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syagrus rupicola by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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