Palms represent the third most important plant family with respect to human use johnson, 1998. Genetic diversity and differentiation of pseudophoenix. Family classification order of palm trees this database is a free to use horticultural and conservation research tool, and contains the current uptodate list of all the worlds palm tree species language. Pseudophoenix vinifera is distinguished from its congeners by its strongly bottleshaped stem at maturity, its distally directed rachillae and its triangular calyx. Tropical palms food and agriculture organization of the united. Palma journal the impact of organizational structures, organizational culture, information technology, managerial and strategic factors on knowledge management reza sourani ph. Pseudophoenix is, by all accounts, an isolated member of the palm family. Dominican republic birdlife data zone birdlife international. All palms belong to the arecaceae family previously called the palmae family.
If you have any information about this plant, please help by updating this article. The study focused on populations from hispaniola, but also included samples from other caribbean islands. Pseudophoenix ekmanii, arecaceae, dominican cherry palm. Palm biology research at fairchild virtual herbarium. A revision of pseudophoenix international palm society. Extremely slow does not describe the growth rate of this palm in cultivation, it is the slowest growing palm we have ever seen and after 7 years may only be a few inches tall, however if you discover the secret to getting it. Pseudophoenix a caribbean genus of four species, all of which occur in hispaniola read 1968. In 6% of them, the problem becomes serious so that in some cases it. Pseudophoenix ekmanii palmpedia palm growers guide. Pseudophoenix lediniana read is endemic to haiti, and occurs in a small area in the dep. Pseudophoenix ekmanii was used in the past of palm wine production.
It is a small tree, four to six metres tall, with pinnately compound leaves and solitary, swollen stems. Family classification order of palm trees complete list of. Endangered dominican cherry palm pseudophoenix ekmanii. Most species are small to mediumsized, with maximum heights between 5 and 15 metres 17 and 49 ft. Quintessentially caribbean, pseudophoenix is a small genus of attractive, mediumsized palms. Conservation and genetics of two critically endangered hispaniolan. Plumier 16891697 illustrated his palma dactylifera. Pseudophoenix ekmanii is a threatened palm species endemic to the dominican republic. Once you are registered you can contribute, change, or correct the text, and even add photos on this page. Inhabitants inside the area or in the zone of potential direct impact on the protected area. Individuals of pseudophoenix ekmanii in wild populations at jaragua national park. Conservation and genetics of two critically endangered. The fruit are reddish with a diameter of about 2 centimetres in diameter.
The region receives 630800 mm of precipitation per year and has a distinct dry season from. Department of engineering physics university of gaziantep. November 1 will be applied towards the following year unless otherwise requested. Searching for the cacheito palm montgomery botanical center. The internodes in pseudophoenix ekmanii have a white waxy bloom that contrasts markedly with the brown leaf scars.
Pdf on jan 1, 2002, scott zona published a revision of pseudophoenix find, read and. Fall exravaganza open house and palm sale sat and sun nov 16 and 17, 2019. The vegetation in classified by hager and zanoni 1993 as barahona peninsula dry forest, and the substrate is limestone with little or no overlying soil. Workers extract sap from pseudophoenix ekmanii, a rel. Nearly 40 percent of falls in elderly people aged 65 years and over leads to hospitalization. The protocol on specially protected areas and wildlife in. A wave is said to be linearly polarized if the resultant electric field vibrates in the same direction at. Pseudophoenix lediniana palmpedia palm growers guide. Morphology pseudophoenix germinates in the remotetubular mode and begins its life with a narrowly lanceolate palms zona. Population genetic diversity and structure of pseudophoenix was investigated using ten microsatellite loci. Pseudophoenix lediniana is probably the largest of the pseudophoenix palms. Floridas species, pseudophoenix sargentii, occurs only in the florida keys, where it is severely endangered, and is the subject of an intensive conservation and reintroduction program.
Pseudophoenix the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. Sessile pinnate leaves, ascending and distichous in the young plants, curved. The impact of privatisation on the performance of firms in. In haiti these palms occur in very arid areas on steep hillsides, often on westfac ing slopes. All directions of the electric field vector e are equally possible and lie in a plane perpendicular to the direction of propagation. Trees were cut down and the pith extracted, especially from the swollen portion of the stem. Of these, the first two which illustrate the habit of the tree see fig. Trithrinax schizophylla palma carandilla saro palma chuco carundaymi. Numerous edible products are obtained from palms, including the familiar date palm fruits, coconut palm nuts, and various palm oils. Pseudophoenix ekmanii occurs at low elevations in the parque nacional jaragua and. Pseudophoenix ekmanii is a palm species endemic to the barahona peninsula and isla beata in the dominican republic. Pseudophoenix ekmanii occurs at low elevations in the parque nacional jaragua and isla beata. The fruit are reddish with a diameter of about 2 centimetres in diameter pseudophoenix ekmanii was used in the past of. Pseudophoenix ekmanii has a divaricating inflorescence and smaller fruits palma dactylifera et vinifera and described by.
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