Iriartella
Appearance
Iriartella | |
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Iriartella setigera by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Iriarteeae |
Genus: | Iriartella H.Wendl. |
Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cuatrecasea Dugand |
Iriartella is a genus of two species of palms found in northern and northwestern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and western Brazil; particularly the Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, and Pará states).[1][2] The Nukak people of Colombia use Iriartella setigera to fashion blowguns.
Species
- Iriartella stenocarpa Burret
- Iriartella setigera (Mart.) H.Wendl.
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.