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'''''Iriartea''''' is a [[genus]] in the palm family [[Arecaceae]], native to [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. The best-known [[species]] – and probably the only one – is '''''Iriartea deltoidea''''', which is found from [[Nicaragua]] south into [[Bolivia]]. It is the most common tree in many forests in which it occurs. These palms are canopy [[tree]]s growing to 20-35 m tall. ''I. deltoidea'' is easily recognized by the prominent bulge in the center of its trunk, and the stilt roots, which form a dense cone up to 1 m in diameter at the base. It can thus be easily be distinguished from ''[[Socratea exorrhiza]]'' (which also bears stilt roots), as the stilt roots of the former are much less tightly appressed upon one another. The [[leaf|leaves]] are up to 5 m long, and pinnate. The numerous [[pinna]]e are fan-shaped, and held in various planes. The [[fruit]] is a 2-cm diameter [[drupe]], and primarily dispersed by [[bat]]s. The fruit are also eaten by humans, and the wood is used for construction and in [[handicraft]].<ref name = marincorbaetal2005 /> {{Inc| Iriartea (after Bernard Iriarte). Palmaceae. Tall spineless palms, with cylindrical or swollen stems supported on a pyramid of exposed roots. Leaves few, unequally pinnate; lfts. equilateral, cuneate, entire or erose, plicate; petiole channelled; sheath cylindrical: fls. small: fr. 1-2 in. long: stigmas eccentric or lateral in fr. This palm is separated from Ceroxylon by the cuneate lfts.—Species 10. Trop. S. Amer. I. bungerothii was advertised in 1895 as Triartea, which was presumably a typographical error for Iriartea. This is a horticultural name for I. exorrhiza,. Mart., but the plant is in cultivation under the former name. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== Almost all species at one time placed in ''Iriartea'' have now been moved elsewhere or placed in [[synonym (botany)|synonym]]y with ''I. deltoidea''. ''[[Dictyocaryum]]'', ''[[Iriartella]]'', ''[[Socratea]]'' and ''[[Wettinia]]'' were split off from the ''Iriartea'' but are close relatives, together with the present genus forming the [[tribe (biology)|tribe]] [[Iriarteeae]]. Less closely related palms which were at one time presumed to be Iriarteeae are members of the genera ''[[Ceroxylon]]'', ''[[Drymophloeus]]'', and the [[monotypic]] ''[[Deckenia nobilis]]''.<ref name = govaertsetal2008 /> There remain a few somewhat dubious [[taxa]], published in ''L'Illustration Horticole'' in 1881. These may be synonyms or good species, but probably the former:<ref name = govaertsetal2008 /> * ''Iriartea affinis'' H.Karst. ex Linden * ''Iriartea costata'' Linden * ''Iriartea glaucescens'' Linden * ''Iriartea pygmaea'' Linden (''[[nomen nudum]]'') * ''Iriartea xanthorhiza'' Klotzsch ex Linden * ''Iriartea zamorensis'' Linden ==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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