Biology:Gaussia attenuata
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Short description: Species of palm
| Gaussia attenuata | |
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| Gaussia attenuata in El Yunque, Puerto Rico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Gaussia |
| Species: | G. attenuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaussia attenuata (O.F.Cook) Becc.
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Gaussia attenuata (palma de sierra,[2] llume) is a palm which is native to Puerto Rico.[3] The species grows on steep-sided limestone hills (known as mogotes) in Puerto Rico.[2]
Description
Gaussia attenuata trees are up to 15 metres tall with grey stems which are swollen at the base and tapering above. Stems are 15 to 25 centimetres in diameter. Trees have five to seven pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1.4 to 1.6 cm long and 1.2 cm in diameter, with one to three seeds.[2]
References
- ↑ Henderson, A. (1998). "Gaussia attenuata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T38570A10123316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38570A10123316.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38570/10123316. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08537-1.
- ↑ "Gaussia attenuata". http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=88904&repSynonym_id=4019&name_id=88904&status=true. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
Wikidata ☰ Q3456737 entry
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