PACSOA - Gaussia gomez-pompae
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Gaussia gomez-pompae
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Conservation Status:
Threatened

Distribution & Habitat:
Grows on limestone soils in forest on steep, rugged hills in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Tabasco, and Veracruz.

Description:
A tall, solitary pinnate palm to 12m high. The leaves are made up of long thin leaflets which are arranged in four rows and have a distinctive yellow midrib.

Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position in the tropics/sub-tropics. Likes a limestone based soil.


Figure 1. G. gomez-pompae

Contributed by: Oscar Moreno (Figure 1)


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