Attalea princeps is a species of palm tree native to the Amazon rainforest of Bolivia.[1][2]
| Attalea princeps | |
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| Attalea princeps at Cochabamba, Bolivia. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Attalea |
| Species: | A. princeps
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| Attalea princeps | |
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It is the subject of an eponymous short story written by Russian author Vsevolod Garshin.[3]
References
edit- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780123969545.
- ^ Pintaud, J.C.; Del Castillo, A.R.; Ferreira, E.J.L.; Moraes, M.; Mejía, K. (2016). "Towards a revision of Attalea in Western Amazonia". Palms. 60 (2): 57–77.
- ^ Mirsky, D.S. A History of Russian Literature.