Syagrus cocoides

[amazondk]

There is a stand of what I believe to be Syagrus cocoides in Mindu Park in Manaus. I think it is a very handsome palm. It is an understory palm. But, it does get up to where it gets more sunlight.

[Kostas]

Pretty nice! Thanks for sharing Don

[Pal Meir]

Very informative Photos! We get an good impression of this nice Syagrus species growing in its natural habitat. And besides that in all its stages: as adult, as juvenile tree, and as seedling.

[Josh-O]

great looking palm

[amazondk]

Very informative Photos! We get an good impression of this nice Syagrus species growing in its natural habitat. And besides that in all its stages: as adult, as juvenile tree, and as seedling.

It is a gracefull little palm. It could be used in landscaping here no problem. But, few native palms are used in landscaping aside from Euterpe olearcea. That is actually a shame as so many of the native palms are great species.

dk

[Pal Meir]

But is this palm really S. cocoides? Looking in the book of Lorenzi et al. (2004) there it is written: »Folhas … plumosas, …« And the photos look also very different.

[amazondk]

That is what I figured it was. I just looked up the palms at the park and the syagrus found there is not this one. It is the Syagrus Inajai. I apologize I got the name wrong.

dk

[Pal Meir]

Okay, even as S. inajai it looks still very beautiful.

But here another question. According to Lorenzi et al. (2004: 209) the former Cocos weddellii is synonym to Syagrus cocoides. I found in the old book Palmeiras do Brasil by Bondar (1964: 88) that this palm is toxic: »Cocos weddellii Drude, 1882.Goiás, Mato Grosso, Maranhão Piauí. Nome local: Patí. É palmeira tóxica. Usam-se no norte as inflorescências como tingui, para tontear os peixes. Não se aproveita dela, na alimentação, nem o palmito, nem o côco. É altamente ornamental, elegante e esguia.« But in Lorenzi: »Os frutos são ricos em óleo coméstivel.« How does this match together? Do you have an explanation?

[amazondk]

Pal,

Here is a link on the Syagrus inajai. http://www.florestaaguadonorte.com.br/palmeiras-da-amazonia/pupunharana/#! . I had this confused with the Syagrus cocoides which I have seen in the eastern part of Amazonas near the state of Para. At least that is what I identified it as. As to being toxic I do not know. It is common for indians to make fish poison, called timbo I had forgotten that I had a lot of the Syagrus inajai on some land I had in Manaus. It is called pupunharana which means pupunha like. Pupbunha being the peach palm or Bactris gasipaes. The fruits are eaten by animals in the forest.

[LilikoiLee]

_{Thanks for this post! For some strange reason Syagrus are not very popular here on the Big Island, so I had not yet heard of the inagai but I am a big fan and grow serveral other species and hope that I can find and plant one here.}

_Lee

[amazondk]

Lee,

This is an attractive delicate palm and I am sure it would do well there.

dk

[edric]

Thanks a bunch Don, Ed