Syagrus amara: Difference between revisions
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===Common Names:=== | ===Common Names:=== | ||
Overtop Palm,<br/> | Overtop Palm,<br/> | ||
Moca Palm | Moca Palm | ||
===Distribution & Habitat:=== | ===Distribution & Habitat:=== | ||
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===Description:=== | ===Description:=== | ||
A tall, slender, solitary, pinnate palm to about 20m, | A tall, slender, solitary, pinnate palm to about 20m, | ||
similar in appearance to the | similar in appearance to the ''[[Cocos nucifera]]''. | ||
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===General:=== | ===General:=== | ||
This is the only species of Syagrus not | This is the only species of ''Syagrus'' not | ||
native to the South American continent. | native to the South American continent. | ||
It is widely grown in the West Indies as an ornamental. | It is widely grown in the West Indies as an ornamental. | ||
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[[File:Syagrus_amara03.jpg|frame|east coast, island of Dominica, W.I., July 1975.]] | [[File:Syagrus_amara03.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''S. amara'' on the east coast, island of Dominica, W.I., July 1975.]] | ||
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===Contributed by: === | ===Contributed by: === | ||
Dr. Stevens Heckscher (Figure | Dr. Stevens Heckscher (Figure 2)<br/> | ||
Daryl O'Connor (Figure | Daryl O'Connor (Figure 1) | ||
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[[Category:Syagrus|amara]] | [[Category:Syagrus|amara]] | ||
[[Category:Palm|Syagrus_amara]] | [[Category:Palm|Syagrus_amara]] | ||
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Synonymy:[edit]
Rhyticocos amara
Common Names:[edit]
Overtop Palm,
Moca Palm
Distribution & Habitat:[edit]
Found in dry coastal forests in the Lesser Antilles.
Description:[edit]
A tall, slender, solitary, pinnate palm to about 20m, similar in appearance to the Cocos nucifera.
General:[edit]
This is the only species of Syagrus not native to the South American continent. It is widely grown in the West Indies as an ornamental.
Culture:[edit]
Sunny, well drained position. Quite fast growing. Frost, and drought tolerant.
Contributed by:[edit]
Dr. Stevens Heckscher (Figure 2)
Daryl O'Connor (Figure 1)