- Aiphanes acaulis
taxobox
name = "Aiphanes acaulis"
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Monocots
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Arecales
familia =Arecaceae
genus = "Aiphanes "
species = "A. acaulis"
binomial = "Aiphanes acaulis"
binomial_authority =Galeano & R.Bernal|"Aiphanes acaulis" is a spiny palm endemic to western
Colombia . As the name of the species implies, "A. acaulis" isacaulescent - the stem is short and . Plants have 8 to 10 leaves which are up to 1.5metre s (5 feet) long. The flowers are purple and are borne on an erectinflorescence ."Aiphanes acaulis" is known from two small populations in the
Chocó Department in western Colombia. It is found at wet lowland to premontane forest at an elevation of 150-700 m (500-2300') above sea level. The species is relatively new to science - a description of the species was first published in 1985, based on specimens collected in 1980. The species is similar in appearance to "A. spicata", which is the only other acaulescent species of "Aiphanes". Based on floral and pollen characters, the two species do not appear to the closely related.References
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External links
* [http://palmguide.org/sheet.php?sheet=60543 Image of herbarium sheet] from
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
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