Euterpe catinga is a palm species in the genus Euterpe. It is found in forests of a dry, sandy soil and very peculiar vegetation, known as catinga forests or Campinarana in northern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil).[1][2][3][4][5]

Euterpe catinga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Euterpe
Species:
E. catinga
Binomial name
Euterpe catinga
Synonyms[1]
  • Euterpe mollissima Barb. Rodr.
  • Euterpe catinga var. aurantiaca Drude
  • Euterpe caatinga Spruce
  • Euterpe mollissima Spruce
  • Euterpe controversa Barb. Rodr.
  • Euterpe aurantiaca H.E.Moore
  • Euterpe concinna Burret
  • Euterpe roraimae Dammer
  • Euterpe montis-duida Burret
  • Euterpe ptariana Steyerm.
  • Euterpe erubescens H.E.Moore

Two varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Euterpe catinga var. catinga - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil
  2. Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano - Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

References

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  1. ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Assai" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  5. ^ Lorenzi, H., Noblick, L.R., Kahn, F. & Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.