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Issue: Vol. 741 No. 1: 12 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.741.1.3
Page range: 27-36
Abstract views: 65
PDF downloaded: 62

Attalea pycnocarpa versus Attalea sagotii (Arecaceae): the resurrection of a misunderstood Amazonian palm

Universidad Nacional de Colombia – UNAL sede Amazonía, programa de Maestría en Estudios Amazónicos, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas Sinchi, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia; Herbario Amazónico Colombiano Dairon Cárdenas López COAH, Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas Sinchi, Bogotá, Colombia
Reserva Natural Guadualito, Montenegro, Quindío, Colombia
Arecaceae Amazon Colombia Attalea sagotii Attalea pycnocarpa palms Monocots

Abstract

Fieldwork in two localities of the Colombian Amazon reveals that the palm Attalea pycnocarpa, originally described from the Orinoco River in Venezuela, is a distinct species, and not a synonym of the acaulescent A. sagotii, as tentatively treated in the recent monograph of the genus. The species is redescribed, illustrated, and compared with A. sagotii.

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How to Cite

Bolivar, L., Barona-Colmenares, A.A. & Bernal, R. (2026) Attalea pycnocarpa versus Attalea sagotii (Arecaceae): the resurrection of a misunderstood Amazonian palm. Phytotaxa 741 (1): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.741.1.3