Wettinia radiata
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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Colombia, Panamá, Wet forest from Panama to Ecuador W of the Andes,
Description
Subcanopy palm. Stem solitary, 4-9 m tall and 7-10 cm in diameter. Pinnae 11-17 on each side, the central ones ca. 25 cm wide, entire, or sometimes longitudinally split into 2-7 segments. Inflorescence 3-5 per node; branches 3-5, pendulous, 20-40 cm long. Female flowers scattered along the inflorescence branches. Fruits elongate, cylindrical, 3-4 cm long, and ca. 2 cm in diameter, yellow, more or less glabrous, with slightly irregular surface. (Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador)/Palmweb. Editing by edric.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
Uses: The indigenous people of Colombia use the stems in construction, and for kitchen utensils.
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Villa Arteaga, Colombia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Colombia. Photo by Stephen Villiers.
Photo: earth.com
Jardín Botánico del Quindío, Calarca, Quindio, Colombia. IPS Biennial 2018. Photo by Dr. Scott Zona.
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).
Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
