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'''''Socratea exorrhiza''''', the '''Walking Palm''' or '''Cashapona''', is a [[Arecaceae|palm]] native to [[rainforest]]s in tropical [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It can grow to 25 meters in height, with a stem diameter of up to 17 cm.<ref name="Zotz">{{cite journal
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|journal=Journal of Tropical Ecology |publisher=Cambridge University Press |volume=19 |pages=81-90 |issn=DOI:10.1017/S0266467403003092 }}</ref> It has unusual stilt roots, the function of which have been debated, and many species of [[epiphyte]] have been found growing on the palms. The palm is pollinated by beetles and various organisms consume their seeds or seedlings.
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Iriartea exorrhiza, Mart. (I. bungerothii, Hort.). Trunk about 35 ft. tall, crowned by a congested cluster of 10-20 showy lvs.; each bearing 15-20 pairs of lfts., the latter about 20 in. long and 1 ½  wide: spadices 1-4, appearing between the lvs. ; fls. yellow : fr. olive-green, reticulate. Trop. S. Amer. — Doubtfully in cult, at this time (1913) in Amer.
 
Iriartea exorrhiza, Mart. (I. bungerothii, Hort.). Trunk about 35 ft. tall, crowned by a congested cluster of 10-20 showy lvs.; each bearing 15-20 pairs of lfts., the latter about 20 in. long and 1 ½  wide: spadices 1-4, appearing between the lvs. ; fls. yellow : fr. olive-green, reticulate. Trop. S. Amer. — Doubtfully in cult, at this time (1913) in Amer.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 25 March 2010


Socratea exorriza2002 03 12.JPG


Plant Characteristics
Habit   palm-cycad

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Socratea exorrhiza, the Walking Palm or Cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 meters in height, with a stem diameter of up to 17 cm.[1] It has unusual stilt roots, the function of which have been debated, and many species of epiphyte have been found growing on the palms. The palm is pollinated by beetles and various organisms consume their seeds or seedlings.


Read about Socratea exorrhiza in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Iriartea exorrhiza, Mart. (I. bungerothii, Hort.). Trunk about 35 ft. tall, crowned by a congested cluster of 10-20 showy lvs.; each bearing 15-20 pairs of lfts., the latter about 20 in. long and 1 ½ wide: spadices 1-4, appearing between the lvs. ; fls. yellow : fr. olive-green, reticulate. Trop. S. Amer. — Doubtfully in cult, at this time (1913) in Amer.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • Walkingpalm.jpg

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

  1. ↑ Zotz, Gerhard; and Vollrath, Birgit (2003). "The epiphyte vegetation of the palm Socratea exorrhiza – Correlations with tree size, tree age and bryophyte cover". Journal of Tropical Ecology (Cambridge University Press) 19: 81-90. ISSN DOI:10.1017/S0266467403003092. 

External links


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