Euterpe catinga: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Euterpe
- Species
- Euterpe catinga
- Scientific Name
- Euterpe catinga
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Euterpe catinga
Euterpe catinga is a palm species in the genus Euterpe. It is found in forests of a dry, sandy soil and very peculiar vegetation, known as catinga forests or Campinarana in northern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil).
Two varieties are recognized:
- Euterpe catinga var. catinga - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil
- Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano - Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
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