Editing Dictyocaryum fuscum

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[[File:Dictyocaryum_fuscum.jpg|frame|Henri Pittier National Park, Venezuela, June 25, 1975.]]
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===Synonymy:===
''Socratea fusca'',
''Iriartea fusca''

===Distribution & Habitat:===
It is found in the coastal range of Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Miranda, Yaracuy)
in montane/cloud forest between 1000 and 1800 m. from the western end of the Coastal Cordillera (Yaracuy)
eastwards to Guatopo in the Serrania Interior, a distance of some 300 km.
It is threatened by deforestation, as the locals are converting the forest into coffee plantations.

===Description:===
A tall, solitary, stilt-rooted palm to 22m tall, with a trunk up to 20cm in diameter, and 4-6 plumose leaves with a compact crownshaft.
It has large inflorescences, and horn shaped buds that curve downwards. The stilt roots are very long, starting from several metres above the ground,
and are spiney. Very closely related to ''Iriartea''.

===General:===
The trunks are used by indigenous people for construction and cabinet-making,
while the leaves are woven into thatched goods, and the fruit is eaten and made into wine or jelly.
The Emberá Indians use the hard, durable trunks for coffins.

===Culture:===
Tropical; sunny, moist, but well drained position, and a humus-rich soil.
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[[File:Dictyocaryum_fuscum02.jpg|frame|The woman at lower right is standing at her full height.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Dr. Stevens Heckscher (Figures 1&2)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Dictyocaryum%20fuscum Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/580b19b7-cdf4-4f15-ac7e-e3ec2d9f0294 PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Dictyocaryum+fuscum JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Dictyocaryum+fuscum Trebrown]
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[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Dictyocaryum+fuscum Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Dictyocaryum+fuscum%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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