Common Names:
Coco de vassoura,
ariri (Brazil)
Distribution & Habitat:
A locally abundant palm, growing in sandy to red clay soils,
under planted Pine forest and in cerrado (savannah-like vegetation)
in Brazil, eastern Bolivia and Paraguay.
Description:
A small solitary or clumping palm,
with a short and or acaulescent trunk, up to 1.5 m tall.
It has pinnate leaves up to 1 m long
that are bluish-green above, and satiny whitish underneath.
General:
Although very common, it is not often grown.
Insects and rodents eat most of the seeds,
so they are rarely available.
Culture:
Sunny, well drained position, sandy soil. Drought and probably frost tolerant.
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Figure 1. S. petraea
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Figure 2. S. petraea
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| Gileno Machado (Figure 1&2)
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