Editing Trithrinax brasiliensis

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[[File:Trithrinax_brasiliensis.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''T. brasiliensis'' in habitat.]]
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===Synonymy:===
''T. acanthocoma''

===Common Names:===
Brazilian Needle Palm<br/>

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Open forest at between 700m and 1000m altitude along the southernmost end
of the mountain range in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The palm is threatened
by forest clearance,fires and cattle grazing.

===Description:===
An attractive, small to medium sized, solitary palmate palm,
with an unusual woven fibre wrapping the trunk, fibre falls
away very easily to reveal a finely detailed pattern of old leaf bases.
Leaves are greyish green, very deeply divided, with each individual leaflet
being split into two long thin "fingers". The spines are only found at the apex,
and due to their feeble nature tend to fall away very quickly.
It grows large bunches of white/pale green oval fruits about 1.5cm long,
the seeds being the largest of the genus.

===Culture:===
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Drought and frost tolerant.
Slightly alkaline soil. Slow growing, seedlings in cultivation can take
3 years to produce the first palmate leaf. Suitable for sub-tropical all
the way thru to temperate gardens.
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[[File:Trithrinax_brasiliensis02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''T. brasiliensis'' leaf close-up.]]
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[[File:Trithrinax_brasiliensis04.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''T. brasiliensis'' infructescence in Naples Botanic Gardens.]]
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[[File:Trithrinax_brasiliensis03.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''T. brasiliensis'' in habitat.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Nigel Kembrey,
'''Hardypalms''' (Text & Figure 1,2,3&4)<br/>
Angelo Porcelli (Figure 3)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Trithrinax%20brasiliensis Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/19d0c31b-fc57-4af2-9e41-2a96ae886b79 PalmWeb],
[https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/38710/0 IUCN],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Trithrinax+brasiliensis JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Trithrinax+brasiliensis Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Trithrinax+brasiliensis%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Trithrinax+brasiliensis%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Trithrinax+brasiliensis Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Trithrinax+brasiliensis%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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