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%.
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Figure 1. S. macrocarpa
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Figure 2. S. macrocarpa
leaf detail,
showing the plumose leaves, and curly leaflets.
Figure 3. S. macrocarpa
inflorescence
Figure 4. S. macrocarpa
in habitat
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| Contributed by:
| Ricardo Assis Figure (1,2&3)
| | Gileno Machado (Figure 4)
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