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Buccaneer palm (Ptychococcus lepidotus)

Description

They are monocaul palm trees that reach only a few meters in height, with a remarkable gray and tomentose capital , the wedge-shaped leaflets have the apex truncated and irregularly dentate or premorse. The flowers are green, and the ripe fruits are red up to 5 cm.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Ptychococcus