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Schippia concolor
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Schippia concolor, the mountain pimento or silver pimento, is a medium-sized palm species that is native to Belize and Guatemala. Named for its discoverer, Australian botanist William A. Schipp, the species is threatened by habitat loss. It is the sole species in the genus Schippia.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Schippia concolor ist die einzige Art der Pflanzengattung Schippia innerhalb der Familie der Palmengewächse (Araceae). Sie ist in Zentralamerika heimisch.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 54
- With media
- 25
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- CICY, INECOL, IBUNAM, NY, US
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Belice, Belize
Wikidata facts
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- Schippia concolor palm flower CROP (7280078514).jpg
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- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Schippia concolor
- topic's main category
- Category:Schippia
- taxon common name
- 单心棕
- Commons category
- Schippia concolor
- short name
- S. concolor
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Reproduction and growth
- References
Schippia concolor, the mountain pimento or silver pimento, is a medium-sized palm species that is native to Belize and Guatemala. Named for its discoverer, Australian botanist William A. Schipp, the species is threatened by habitat loss. It is the sole species in the genus Schippia.
==Description== Schippia concolor is a medium-sized, single-stemmed palm with fan-shaped (or palmate) leaves. The stem, which is tall and in diameter, is usually covered by the remains of old, dead leaves (but in areas where fires are frequent the corky bark of the stem may be exposed throughout the length of the stem). Individuals bear 6 to 15 leaves which consist of a petiole and a roughly circular leaf blade which is about in diameter divided into 30 leaflets. The fruits are white, spherical and up to in diameter.
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