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{{Inc| Attalea (attalus, magnificent). Palmaceae, tribe Cocoineae. A large genus of horticulturally little-known palms, well worth more attention. Stems spineless, single, usually ringed, sometimes lacking: Lvs. usually many in a large erect tuft, pinnate, the numerous lfts. rather regularly placed, but at right angles to the rachis, those above standing erect, those beneath falling below the rachis; young Lvs. very attractive but rather stiff in their perfect erectness; petiole concave above, often very fibrous at the base: fls. monoecious or polygamo-dioecious, on a branched spadix inclosed in a rather woody spathe, at least at first, which appears among the lowest Lvs.; spadix ultimately recurving, sessile, bracted, usually yellow: fr. a drupe, sometimes quite large, frequently fibrous-coated.—Because of their slow growth the 20-25 species are not very favorably known to the dealers. All are natives of Trop. Amer. See G.C. II. 22:523. At least two of the species are of economic importance. A. Cohune is the source of a finer oil than that of the coconut, and is also used in making an intoxicating beverage. A. funifera is the source of a fine fiber much used in the making of brooms, and in rope-making. Attaleas must be grown in a tropical greenhouse, with a night temperature not less than 60°. They will do best in a mixture of loam three parts, cow- or horse-manure, one part, and one part of sand. Propagation is by seeds, which may be placed 2 inches deep in a box to be plunged out-of-doors in summer, covered with moss and watered freely. A. Guichire is a trade name; "extremely long-leaved."—A. Maripa, Mart. (A. Mariposa, Hort.). See Maximiliana. }} {{Inc| Maximiliana (after Maximilian Joseph, first king of Bavaria, 1756-1825, not Prince Maximilian Alexander Philipp, as said by some). Palmaceae, tribe Attaleae. Tall pinnate-leaved palms, spineless, with ringed trunks. Known also as Englerophoenix; see Maximilianea, below. Leaves with linear pinnae; in groups, the midveins and transverse nerves prominent; rachis bifacial, strongly compressed: petiole plano-convex. This genus is distinguished from Attalea as follows: petals of the male fls. minute, much shorter than the 6 exserted stamens: fr. 1-seeded: pinnae in groups instead of equidistant. From Cocos and Scheelia it differs in the above floral characters and in the plano-convex instead of concavo- convex petioles. Fr. yellow or brown, ovoid, with fibrous or fleshy pericarp and bony endocarp, the latter 3-pored at the base, acuminate at the apex.— Species 3, St. Kitts, Trinidad and S. Amer. For cult., see Palms. }} Describe the plant here... ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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