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Socratea exorrhiza
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{{PalmSpeciesHeader}} __NOTOC__ <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-5 columns"> [[File:Socratea_exorrhiza.jpg|frame|Figure 1. A young ''S. exorrhiza'' in habitat, the Amazon.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-7 columns"> ===Common Names:=== Stilt palm ===Habitat:=== Amazonian rainforest ===Description:=== Probably the most famous of the stilt rooted palms, with the roots coming from up to 2m (6 feet) from the ground. Even young plants have no trunk going into the soil, only roots. The palms themselves can grow to 20m. It has a small head of plumose, deep green leaves, up to 2m long, with a greenish blue crown shaft. ===General:=== A tropical palm that grow in quantities of billions in rainforest of the "hole" of Amazonia, sometimes at the base of the Andes range, growing with others species like its close relative ''[[Iriartea deltoidea]]''. ===Culture:=== Warm, sheltered and very, very humid. Seeds need to be fresh to germinate. </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Socratea_exorrhiza01.jpg|frame|Figure 2. Showing the stunning stilt roots.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Socratea_exorrhiza02.jpg|frame|Figure 3. A panoramic view of ''S. exorrhiza''.]] </div> </div> ===Contributed by: === Gaston Torres Vera,<br/> Cordoba, Argentina (Images copyright Argentina Palms)<br/> ===External Links:=== [https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Socratea%20exorrhiza Kew], [https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/eedc0598-09ee-4885-90ce-e6f7ffc46dbf PalmWeb], [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Socratea+exorrhiza JSTOR], [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Socratea+exorrhiza Trebrown] </p> [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Socratea+exorrhiza%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Socratea+exorrhiza%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Socratea+exorrhiza Flickr], [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Socratea+exorrhiza%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] <p> [[Category:Socratea|exorrhiza]] [[Category:Palm|Socratea_exorrhiza]]
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