Overview
Distribution
Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Bolivia (South America)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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Killeen, T. J., E. García Estigarribia & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 1993. Guia Arb. Bolivia 1–958. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia & Missouri Botanical Garden, La Paz.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1000017
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Foster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contr. Gray Herb. 184: 1–223.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1313
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Henderson, A., G. Galeano & R. Bernal. 1995. Field Guide Palms Americas 1–352. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1002327
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Moraes R., M. 2004. Fl. Palmeras Bolivia 1–262. Plural Editores, La Paz.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1026284
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Balslev, H. & M. Moraes. 1989. Sinopsis de las Palmeras de Bolivia. AAU Rep. 20: 1 – 107.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1017359
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Pintaud, J.-C., G. A. Galeano, H. Balslev, R. Bernal, F. Borchsenius Kristensen, E. J. L. Ferreira, J. J. de Granville, K. Mejía C., B. Millán, M. Moraes R., L. R. Noblick, F. W. Stauffer & F. Kahn. 2008. Las palmeras de América del Sur: diversidad, distribución e historia evolutiva. Revista Peruana Biol. 15(supl. 1): 7–29.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100000253
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Parajubaea torallyi
No available public DNA sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Parajubaea torallyi
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
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Wikipedia
Parajubaea torallyi
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Parajubaea torallyi, commonly known as the Palma De Pasobaya or Bolivian Mountain Coconut, is a species of evergreen flowering plant of genus Parajubaea in the Arecaceae family. It is endemic to Bolivia, where it grows in dry forest on steep rocky slopes at 2,400-3,400 meters altitude, and is now threatened by habitat loss. Mature plants can be over 13 meters in height. They can withstand temperatures of -13 degrees Celsius. The fruits, or cocos, grow 5-10cm in diameter in clusters weighing up to 15kg.
References
- Moraes, M. 1998. Parajubaea torallyi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 January 2012.
- Zipcode Zoo entry
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