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flexuosa

Taxon

Mauritia flexuosa L.f.

Protologue Suppl. Pl. 454. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 637.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 637.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 647.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 647.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 645.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 645.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 643.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 643.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 644.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 644.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 640.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 640.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 642.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 642.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 641.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Laguna Chalalan. 26 Nov 04. 641.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Send. Jaguar. 25 Nov 04. 047.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Send. Jaguar. 25 Nov 04. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Send. Jaguar. 25 Nov 04. 046.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Send. Jaguar. 25 Nov 04. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Send. Jaguar. 25 Nov 04. 048.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, not coll.--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Send. Jaguar. 25 Nov 04. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 042.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 060.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 051.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 048.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 057.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 058.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 056.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 059.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 050.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 053.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 053.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 049.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 055.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 054.jpg

Mauritia flexuosa, Mori 27392--French Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Mori, S 27392

November 6, 2009

Location

French Guiana, French Guiana (Roura)

4.558556, -52.463417

Location Remarks

Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village

Collectors

Scott Mori, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

November 25, 2004

Location

Bolivia, La Paz (La Paz)

-16.5525, -68.096111

Location Remarks

Sendero del Águila in the city of La Paz (Barrio de Mallasa), Calacoto section. Ca. 3380 m and above.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

November 26, 2004

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Apolo)

-14.423056, -67.923889

Location Remarks

Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.

Collectors

Alejandro Araujo-Murakami

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Mauritia

Specific Epithet

flexuosa

Authorship

L.f.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#89,343 of 335,497

Top 27%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →