Syagrus yungasensis
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Algarve/Portugal. Still a lot of confusion about the two species S.yungasensis and S.cardenasii unfortunately. The Yunga palm is described as being single stemmed however yours and mine show the beginning of a multi stemmed plant, the leaflets of my plant show the typical position of the pinnae "irregularly inserted in groups of 4/10, 4 to 6 cm apart" (Moraes) For me S.cardenasii is the slowest of the two it is of the same age as S.yungasensis but still has the juvenile leaves. Photo by Charles Wychgel. | |||||||
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Habitat and Distribution
From the Yungas region of Bolivia.Description
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
A recently described, beautiful and very rare small Syagrus from the Yungas region of Bolivia that growns to only about 5 m (17 ft) tall. With its very slim trunk and elegantly arching fronds it has been described as the 'Phoenix roebelenii of the genus Syagrus'. It's a palm that everyone will want to grow and since it is in some danger in its native Bolivia from road development and construction, it is perhaps a palm that everyone SHOULD grow. The narrow valleys where it grows go for long periods with no rain, a clue to its requirements in cultivation. Finally, it should be reasonably hardy to cold since it occurs at elevations of up to 1000 m (3300 ft.) a.s.l. (RPS.com)
Carambeí-second tableland of the state of Paraná-south Brazil. Two are very fast and one looks very healthy but SLOWWWWWWW and only has strap leaves! (it´s still prorected with a cage) Could this be another species, maybe real yungasensis and the other two being cardenasii? Photo by Alberto Leonardo Barkema.
Carambeí-second tableland of the state of Paraná-south Brazil. Two are very fast and one looks very healthy but SLOWWWWWWW and only has strap leaves! (it´s still prorected with a cage) Could this be another species, maybe real yungasensis and the other two being cardenasii? Photo by Alberto Leonardo Barkema.
Carambeí-second tableland of the state of Paraná-south Brazil. Two are very fast and one looks very healthy but SLOWWWWWWW and only has strap leaves! (it´s still prorected with a cage) Could this be another species, maybe real yungasensis and the other two being cardenasii? Photo by Alberto Leonardo Barkema.
Kona, Hawaii. When I got this as a seedling the tag read 'Syagrus yungasensis'. My understanding is that this is very closely related to S. cardenasii or maybe even another name for the same palm. Can anyone enlighten me on this? Anyway, this is a small (beginning to cluster) Syagrus from the Yungas region of Bolivia, said to grow only about 5m (17 ft.) tall. The narrow valleys where it grows go for long periods with no rain, a clue to its requirements in cultivation. It occurs at elevations of up to 1000 m a.s.l.. Anyone else growing this rather unusual Syagrus? Photo by Al in Kona.
Kona, Hawaii. When I got this as a seedling the tag read 'Syagrus yungasensis'. My understanding is that this is very closely related to S. cardenasii or maybe even another name for the same palm. Can anyone enlighten me on this? Anyway, this is a small (beginning to cluster) Syagrus from the Yungas region of Bolivia, said to grow only about 5m (17 ft.) tall. The narrow valleys where it grows go for long periods with no rain, a clue to its requirements in cultivation. It occurs at elevations of up to 1000 m a.s.l.. Anyone else growing this rather unusual Syagrus? Photo by Al in Kona.
Kona, Hawaii. When I got this as a seedling the tag read 'Syagrus yungasensis'. My understanding is that this is very closely related to S. cardenasii or maybe even another name for the same palm. Can anyone enlighten me on this? Anyway, this is a small (beginning to cluster) Syagrus from the Yungas region of Bolivia, said to grow only about 5m (17 ft.) tall. The narrow valleys where it grows go for long periods with no rain, a clue to its requirements in cultivation. It occurs at elevations of up to 1000 m a.s.l.. Anyone else growing this rather unusual Syagrus? Photo by Al in Kona.
Algarve/Portugal. Still a lot of confusion about the two species S.yungasensis and S.cardenasii unfortunately. The Yunga palm is described as being single stemmed however yours and mine show the beginning of a multi stemmed plant, the leaflets of my plant show the typical position of the pinnae "irregularly inserted in groups of 4/10, 4 to 6 cm apart" (Moraes) For me S.cardenasii is the slowest of the two it is of the same age as S.yungasensis but still has the juvenile leaves. Photo by Charles Wychgel.
Algarve/Portugal. Still a lot of confusion about the two species S.yungasensis and S.cardenasii unfortunately. The Yunga palm is described as being single stemmed however yours and mine show the beginning of a multi stemmed plant, the leaflets of my plant show the typical position of the pinnae "irregularly inserted in groups of 4/10, 4 to 6 cm apart" (Moraes) For me S.cardenasii is the slowest of the two it is of the same age as S.yungasensis but still has the juvenile leaves. Photo by Charles Wychgel.
Algarve/Portugal. Still a lot of confusion about the two species S.yungasensis and S.cardenasii unfortunately. The Yunga palm is described as being single stemmed however yours and mine show the beginning of a multi stemmed plant, the leaflets of my plant show the typical position of the pinnae "irregularly inserted in groups of 4/10, 4 to 6 cm apart" (Moraes) For me S.cardenasii is the slowest of the two it is of the same age as S.yungasensis but still has the juvenile leaves. Photo by Charles Wychgel.
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/16937-syagrus-yungasensis/
- http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/43652-syagrus-yungasensis/
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.