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	==Habitat and Distribution==		==Habitat and Distribution==
−	Brazil Northeast. [[File:Mucugê 043.JPG|thumb|left|470px|Mucugê -Bahia - Photo: Mauricio Caixeta.]] Chapada Diamantina, near 1000 m altitude.	+	Brazil Northeast. [[File:Mucugê 043.JPG|thumb|left|470px|Mucugê -Bahia - Photo: Mauricio Caixeta.]] Chapada Diamantina. In rock crevices on montane savannah, at elevations from 400 - 1,400 metres altitude.
	==Description==		==Description==
−		+	Palm, up to 2 metres tall. Occasionally having just a single, un-branched stem, the plant more commonly produces a small clump of subterranean stems, each of which is topped by a rosette of 3 - 8 leaves up to 1.8 metres long.
	==Culture==		==Culture==
	==Comments and Curiosities==		==Comments and Curiosities==
−		+	Uses: The leaves are used locally as a kindling for lighting fires. The plant is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental.
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Syagrus (sih-AHG-ruhs) harleyi (HAHR-leigh)
Photo by Dr. Simon Mayo, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Syagrus (sih-AHG-ruhs) Species: harleyi (HAHR-leigh)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Clustering Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Coco da raposa

Contents

• 1 Habitat and Distribution
• 2 Description
• 3 Culture
• 4 Comments and Curiosities
• 5 External Links
• 6 References

Habitat and Distribution

Brazil Northeast.

Mucugê -Bahia - Photo: Mauricio Caixeta.

Chapada Diamantina. In rock crevices on montane savannah, at elevations from 400 - 1,400 metres altitude.

Description

Palm, up to 2 metres tall. Occasionally having just a single, un-branched stem, the plant more commonly produces a small clump of subterranean stems, each of which is topped by a rosette of 3 - 8 leaves up to 1.8 metres long.

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

Uses: The leaves are used locally as a kindling for lighting fires. The plant is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental.

External Links

• Glossary of Palm Terms
• MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
• "Just To Be Clear"

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.