Podococcus acaulis

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Podococcus (POH-doh-kohk-Kuss)
acaulis (ah-KOW-liss)
TC536 Podococcus acaulis Gabon Mt Doudou Nov2013 10.JPG
Gabon. Photo by Dr. J. van Valkenburg, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Podococcus (POH-doh-kohk-Kuss)
Species:
acaulis (ah-KOW-liss)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Africa
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Morphology
Habit: Clustering
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Gabon. Podococcus acaulis is distributed in Gabon and the Kouilou region of
Republic of Congo, Feb 2014. Photo by Dr. Adama Faye.
Republic of Congo. This species grows in lowland evergreen forest on terra firma including low hills, sometimes reported along streams, persisting in logged forest or present in old secondary forest.

Description

Clustering acaulescent palm; leaves broadly radiating from base; leaflets to 10 on each side of rachis, rhomboid, subopposite, with praemorse margins; fruits narrowly ovoid or with narrowly ovoid lobes, 2-3 cm long and 0,5-1 cm in diameter, olive-green turning purplish brown when ripe. (palms.myspecies.info/)

Culture

Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b

Comments and Curiosities



External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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