View source for Podococcus acaulis

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==Habitat and Distribution==
Gabon. Podococcus acaulis is distributed in Gabon and the Kouilou region of [[File:AF25_Podococcus_acaulis_Lessara_RepublicofCongo_Feb2014_47.JPG|thumb|left|490px|Republic of Congo, Feb 2014. Photo by Dr. Adama Faye.]]Republic of Congo. This species grows in lowland evergreen forest on terra firma including low hills, sometimes reported along streams, persisting in logged forest or present in old secondary forest.
==Description==
Clustering acaulescent palm; leaves broadly radiating from base; leaflets to 10 on each side of rachis, rhomboid, subopposite, with praemorse margins; fruits narrowly ovoid or with narrowly ovoid lobes, 2-3 cm long and 0,5-1 cm in diameter, olive-green turning purplish brown when ripe. (palms.myspecies.info/)
==Culture==
Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
==Comments and Curiosities==
 

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File:pa2786100.jpg|Gabon. Photo by Dr. J. van Valkenburg, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
File:pa2786101.jpg|Gabon. Photo by Dr. J. van Valkenburg, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
File:AF25_Podococcus_acaulis_Lessara_RepublicofCongo_Feb2014_42.JPG|Republic of Congo, Feb 2014. Photo by Dr. Adama Faye.
File:AF25_Podococcus_acaulis_Lessara_RepublicofCongo_Feb2014_47.JPG|Republic of Congo, Feb 2014. Photo by Dr. Adama Faye.
File:AF25_Podococcus_acaulis_Lessara_RepublicofCongo_Feb2014_56.JPG|Republic of Congo, Feb 2014. Photo by Dr. Adama Faye.
File:TC556_Podococcus_acaulis_Gabon_Mt_Doudou_Nov2013_02.JPG|Mt Doudou, Gabon, November 2013. Photo by Dr. Thomas Couvreur.
File:TC536_Podococcus_acaulis_Gabon_Mt_Doudou_Nov2013_14.JPG|Mt Doudou, Gabon, November 2013. Photo by Dr. Thomas Couvreur.
File:TC556_Podococcus_acaulis_Gabon_Mt_Doudou_Nov2013_06.JPG|Mt Doudou, Gabon, November 2013. Photo by Dr. Thomas Couvreur.
File:TC536_Podococcus_acaulis_Gabon_Mt_Doudou_Nov2013_10.JPG|Mt Doudou, Gabon, November 2013. Photo by Dr. Thomas Couvreur.


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==External Links==
*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
==References==
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric. 

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 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).

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