Gaussia attenuata
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Gaussia attenuata (palma de sierra)[2] is a palm which is native to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[3] The species grows on steep-sided limestone hills (known as mogotes) in Puerto Rico.[2]
Gaussia attenuata trees are up to 15 metres tall with grey stems which are swollen at the base and tapering above. Stems are 15 to 25 centimetres in diameter. Trees have five to seven pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1.4 to 1.6 cm long and 1.2 cm in diameter, with one to three seeds.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Henderson, A. (1998). Gaussia attenuata. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on November 16, 2007.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ Gaussia attenuata. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
