Syagrus sancona(Kunth) H.Karst.
First published in Linnaea 28: 247 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to Venezuela and NW. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food and for food.
Synonyms
Has 13 Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Calappa sancona (Kunth) Kuntze inRevis. Gen. Pl. 2: 982 (1891)
- Cocos sancona (Kunth) Hook.f. inRep. Progr. Condition Roy. Gard. Kew 1882: 72 (1884)
- Oenocarpus sancona (Kunth) Spreng. inSyst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 140 (1825)
- Oreodoxa sancona Kunth inF.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 304 (1816)
- Palma sancona (Kunth) Kunth inEnum. Pl. 3: 182 (1841)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Butia argentea (Engel) Nehrl. inAmer. Eagle 24(17): 1 (5 Sept. 1929)
- Cocos argentea Engel inLinnaea 33: 690 (1865)
- Cocos chiragua (H.Karst.) Becc. inMalpighia 1: 446 (1887)
- Platenia chiragua H.Karst. inLinnaea 28: 250 (1856)
- Syagrus argentea (Engel) Becc. inAgric. Colon. 10: 465 (1916)
- Syagrus chiragua (H.Karst.) H.Wendl. inO.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 257 (1878)
- Syagrus ecuadorensis Becc. inAgric. Colon. 10: 469 (1916)
- Syagrus tessmannii Burret inRepert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 106 (1933)
Classification
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumStreptophyta
- ClassEquisetopsida
- SubclassMagnoliidae
- OrderArecales
- Family
- Genus
- SpeciesSyagrus sancona
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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
- Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
- 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.
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
Kew Plants for Health
- "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
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- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
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Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1971 | Eggers, H. [15681] Ecuador | K000526404 | Isotype | Yes | |
| Unknown [s.n.] | K001196087 | No | |||
| Balslev, H. [62525] Ecuador | K001287174 | No | |||
| Moore, H.E. Jr. [10218] Colombia | K001287173 | No | |||
| Bernal, R. [1359] Colombia | K001287181 | No | |||
| Jenman [7576] Guyana | K000527295 | Yes | |||
| Jenman [7576] Guyana | K000527294 | Yes | |||
| Jenman [7576] Guyana | K000527293 | Yes |
Sources
Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
- Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
- ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- ColPlantA database
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0