Biology:Iriartella setigera

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Short description: Species of palm

Iriartella setigera
Iriartea setigera, da Coleção Brasiliana Iconográfica.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Iriartella
Species:
I. setigera
Binomial name
Iriartella setigera
H.Wendl.

Iriartella setigera (common name: paxiubinha) is a species of palm found in northern South America.[1][2] The Nukak people of Colombia use Iriartella setigera to fashion blowguns.

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

External links

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