PACSOA - Syagrus macrocarpa

Palms

Syagrus macrocarpa

Synonymy:
Several (see the RBG Species List)
Common Names:
Maria Rosa Palm,
Maria-Rosa,
baba-de-boi-grande,
arioba.

Distribution & Habitat:
Atlantic coastal areas of south-eastern Brazil.
Description:
A very distinctive, slender, medium-sized palm to about 10m tall, with a crown of gracefully arching, plumose leaves with curly leaflets. It is similar to S. romanzoffiana , but far more elegant and gracefull.
General:
Becoming very rare in the wild, but not yet extinct (see the ICAN Red List)
Culture:
Sunny, well drained position. Apparantly as easier to grow as the ubiquitious S. romanzoffiana , tolerating warm temperate thru to tropical conditions. However the seed is very difficult to germinate, with rates typically about 5%.

Figure 1. S. macrocarpa

Figure 2. S. macrocarpa leaf detail, showing the plumose leaves, and curly leaflets.

Figure 3. S. macrocarpa inflorescence

Figure 4. S. macrocarpa in habitat

Contributed by: Ricardo Assis Figure (1,2&3)
Gileno Machado (Figure 4)

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Contributed by:	Ricardo Assis Figure (1,2&3)
	Gileno Machado (Figure 4)