Acoelorrhaphe is a genus of palms with single speciesAcoelorrhaphe wrightii, known as the Paurotis palm, Everglades palm or Madeira palm in English[3][4][5][6] and cubas, tique, and papta in Spanish.[7]
It is native to Central America, southeastern Mexico, the Caribbean, Colombia, the Bahamas, and extreme southern Florida where it grows in swamps and periodically flooded forests. It is a small to moderately tall palm that grows in clusters to 5–7 metres (16–23 ft), rarely 9 m (30 ft) tall, with slender stems less than 15 centimetres (5.9 in) diameter. The leaves are palmate (fan-shaped), with segments joined to each other for about half of their length, and are 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) wide, light-green above, and silver underneath. The leaf petiole is 1–1.2 m (3.3–3.9 ft) long, and has orange, curved, sharp teeth along the edges. The flowers are minute, inconspicuous and greenish, with 6 stamens. The trunk is covered with fibrous matting. The fruit is pea-sized, starting orange and turning to black at maturity.[8][9]
The genus name is often cited as Acoelorraphe,[8][10] a spelling error to be corrected under the provisions of the ICBN. The genus name is a combination of three Greek words meaning a- 'without', koilos 'hollow', and rhaphis 'needle', an allusion to the form of the fruit. The species is named after the American botanist Charles Wright.[11]
The Paurotis palm was formerly plentiful in the Florida Everglades, but many plants were taken for the nursery trade. The palm is now protected in the wild by Florida law and its numbers are increasing again. Trees propagated from seed or by sawing apart the base of a cluster are available in nurseries. It is hardy to central and southern Florida and is cultivated as a landscape palm.[12]
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^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ abWorld Checklist of Palms: Acoelorrhaphe 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
^Germplasm Resources Information Network: Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
^International Plant Names Index (IPNI): Acoelorrhaphe
^Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida: Acoelorrhaphe wrightii 2006-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
^Villalobos, Nelson Zamora (2000). Arboles de la Mosquitia hondureña. Turrialba, Costa Rica: CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza). p. 5. ISBN9789977573533.
^ abFlora of North America: genus account and species account
^Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN0-333-47494-5.
^Grisebach, August H. R. (1866) Catalogus Plantarum Cubensium
^Bush, Charles S. and Morton, Julia F. (1969) Native Trees and Plants for Florida Landscaping (pp.11-12). Department of Agriculture - State of Florida.
February 13, 2024
acoelorrhaphe, genus, palms, with, single, species, wrightii, known, paurotis, palm, everglades, palm, madeira, palm, english, cubas, tique, papta, spanish, stand, fruiting, specimensconservation, statusapparently, secure, natureserve, scientific, classificati. Acoelorrhaphe is a genus of palms with single species Acoelorrhaphe wrightii known as the Paurotis palm Everglades palm or Madeira palm in English 3 4 5 6 and cubas tique and papta in Spanish 7 AcoelorrhapheStand of fruiting specimensConservation statusApparently Secure NatureServe 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsClade CommelinidsOrder ArecalesFamily ArecaceaeSubfamily CoryphoideaeTribe TrachycarpeaeGenus AcoelorrhapheH Wendl 2 Species A wrightiiBinomial nameAcoelorrhaphe wrightii Griseb amp H Wendl H Wendl ex Becc Synonyms 3 Acoelorraphe spelling variation Copernicia wrightii Griseb amp H Wendl Paurotis wrightii Griseb amp H Wendl Britton Serenoa arborescens Sarg Paurotis androsana O F Cook Acoelorrhaphe arborescens Sarg Becc Acanthosabal caespitosa Prosch Brahea psilocalyx Burret Acoelorrhaphe pinetorum Bartlett Paurotis schippii Burret Paurotis psilocalyx Burret LundellIt is native to Central America southeastern Mexico the Caribbean Colombia the Bahamas and extreme southern Florida where it grows in swamps and periodically flooded forests It is a small to moderately tall palm that grows in clusters to 5 7 metres 16 23 ft rarely 9 m 30 ft tall with slender stems less than 15 centimetres 5 9 in diameter The leaves are palmate fan shaped with segments joined to each other for about half of their length and are 1 2 m 3 3 6 6 ft wide light green above and silver underneath The leaf petiole is 1 1 2 m 3 3 3 9 ft long and has orange curved sharp teeth along the edges The flowers are minute inconspicuous and greenish with 6 stamens The trunk is covered with fibrous matting The fruit is pea sized starting orange and turning to black at maturity 8 9 The genus name is often cited as Acoelorraphe 8 10 a spelling error to be corrected under the provisions of the ICBN The genus name is a combination of three Greek words meaning a without koilos hollow and rhaphis needle an allusion to the form of the fruit The species is named after the American botanist Charles Wright 11 Cultivation and uses edit nbsp Cultivated specimen in a greenhouse at Missouri Botanical GardenThe Paurotis palm was formerly plentiful in the Florida Everglades but many plants were taken for the nursery trade The palm is now protected in the wild by Florida law and its numbers are increasing again Trees propagated from seed or by sawing apart the base of a cluster are available in nurseries It is hardy to central and southern Florida and is cultivated as a landscape palm 12 Gallery edit nbsp Petiole spines nbsp FruitReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acoelorrhaphe NatureServe Explorer 2 0 explorer natureserve org Retrieved 21 November 2022 H A Wendland Botanische Zeitung 37 148 1879 Tpe A wrightii a b World Checklist of Palms Acoelorrhaphe Archived 2007 08 08 at the Wayback Machine Germplasm Resources Information Network Acoelorrhaphe wrightii International Plant Names Index IPNI Acoelorrhaphe Palm amp Cycad Societies of Florida Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Archived 2006 07 02 at the Wayback Machine Villalobos Nelson Zamora 2000 Arboles de la Mosquitia hondurena Turrialba Costa Rica CATIE Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza p 5 ISBN 9789977573533 a b Flora of North America genus account and species account Huxley A ed 1992 New RHS Dictionary of Gardening Macmillan ISBN 0 333 47494 5 USDA Plants Profile Acoelorraphe wrightii Grisebach August H R 1866 Catalogus Plantarum Cubensium Bush Charles S and Morton Julia F 1969 Native Trees and Plants for Florida Landscaping pp 11 12 Department of Agriculture State of Florida Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acoelorrhaphe amp oldid 1191430838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
