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'''''Syagrus''''' is a [[genus]] of 30 to 42 [[species]] of [[Arecaceae]] (palms), native to [[South America]], with one species endemic to the [[Lesser Antilles]]. The genus is closely related to the ''Cocos'', or coconut genus, and many ''Syagrus'' species produce edible seeds similar to the coconut.
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Palms in this group have solitary trunks, clusters, and subterranean stems.  [[Crownshaft]]s are not present in the genus; [[inflorescences]] emerge from the leaf crown. [[leaf|Leaves]] are [[pinnate]], often recurved, from 2 to 5 m.  They are [[monoecious]], producing white or off-white [[unisexual]] [[flowers]] of both sexes. The woody [[bract]] is spoon or boat-shaped.
  
 
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==Varieties==
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==Species==
 
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*''[[Syagrus amara]]'' - Overtop Palm
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*''[[Syagrus bottryophora]]''
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*''[[Syagrus cearensis]]''
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*''[[Syagrus coronata]]'' - Licuri Palm
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*''[[Syagrus flexuosa]]''
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*''[[Syagrus glaucescens]]''
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*''[[Syagrus macrocarpa]]''
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*''[[Syagrus oleracea]]''
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*''[[Syagrus orinocensis]]''
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*''[[Syagrus picrophylla]]''
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*''[[Syagrus romanzoffiana]]'' - Queen Palm
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*''[[Syagrus sancona]]''
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*''[[Syagrus schizophylla]]'' - Arikury Palm
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*''[[Syagrus stratincola]]''
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*''[[Syagrus stenopetala]]''
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*''[[Syagrus yatay]]'' - Yatay Palm
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 22 June 2010


Syagrus yatay in Parque Nacional El Palmar, Argentina


Plant Characteristics
Habit   palm-cycad

Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
Scientific Names

Arecaceae >

Syagrus >


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Syagrus is a genus of 30 to 42 species of Arecaceae (palms), native to South America, with one species endemic to the Lesser Antilles. The genus is closely related to the Cocos, or coconut genus, and many Syagrus species produce edible seeds similar to the coconut.

Palms in this group have solitary trunks, clusters, and subterranean stems. Crownshafts are not present in the genus; inflorescences emerge from the leaf crown. Leaves are pinnate, often recurved, from 2 to 5 m. They are monoecious, producing white or off-white unisexual flowers of both sexes. The woody bract is spoon or boat-shaped.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Gallery

References


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