Paxiubinha

(Iriartella setigera)

galery

Description

The trunks have up to 5 m in height and a diameter of 1.5 to 4 cm. Four to eight pendulous leaves to the sides form a crown, each of its rachis measuring 20 to 80 cm long with 2 to 8 rhombic pinnae on each side measuring 10 to 35 cm long and 5 to 10 cm wide. The inflorescence presents up to 20 rachillae. The fruits are orange and darken on maturity, measuring 1.5 by 1 cm.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Iriartella
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