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Attalea osmantha

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Attalea osmantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Attalea
Species:
A. osmantha
Binomial name
Attalea osmantha
Synonyms

Scheelea osmantha Barb.Rodr.
Scheelea urbaniana Burret
Scheelea curvifrons L.H.Bailey

Attalea osmantha (considered a synonym of the more widespread Attalea butyracea by some authors[1]) is a large pinnately leaved palm found in Trinidad and Tobago and northern Venezuela.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Attalea osmantha". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-09-08.