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==Habitat and Distribution== | ==Habitat and Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, 700-1,200(-1,600) m; typically in premontane, sometimes lower montane, wet forests on the Caribbean slope. Colpothrinax cookii, is restricted to the upper slopes and crests, of ridges of premontane wet forests, above 700 m elevation and, like C. aphanopetala, often occurs in association with Euterpe precatoria. Both staminate and pistillate anthesis in the strong-smelling, creamy yellow flowers of C. cookii, appear to occur while the reproductive parts, are still enclosed within the unopened corollas, suggesting beetle pollination. | |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | Colpothrinax cookii, differs from C. wrightii, in its cylindrical, non-swollen trunk, larger fruits, and seeds, and more persistent corolla lobes, which do not have a basal line of abscission. Its large, fleshy, yellow petals, and yellow higher-order inflorescence branches, differentiate it from C. aphanopetala. Colpothrinax cookii, cannot however, be differentiated from C. aphanopetala when sterile. Although C. cookii, often has larger leaves (blades and petioles), than C. aphanopetala, this tendency is not useful for identification purposes. | |
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
==Curiosities== | ==Curiosities== | ||
| − | + | Named Colpothrinax cookii in honor of Orator Fuller Cook, who, along with R. F. Griggs, first collected this species, and also first recognized that it represented a new taxon. The leaves of C. cookii, are sometimes used for thatching, and for making brooms. Local people in Honduras and Belize, have admitted to setting fire, to the mat of highly flammable leaf-sheath fibers, enclosing the trunks of some individuals, merely for the pyrotechnic display. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric. | Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric. | ||
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Habitat and Distribution
Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, 700-1,200(-1,600) m; typically in premontane, sometimes lower montane, wet forests on the Caribbean slope. Colpothrinax cookii, is restricted to the upper slopes and crests, of ridges of premontane wet forests, above 700 m elevation and, like C. aphanopetala, often occurs in association with Euterpe precatoria. Both staminate and pistillate anthesis in the strong-smelling, creamy yellow flowers of C. cookii, appear to occur while the reproductive parts, are still enclosed within the unopened corollas, suggesting beetle pollination.
Description
Colpothrinax cookii, differs from C. wrightii, in its cylindrical, non-swollen trunk, larger fruits, and seeds, and more persistent corolla lobes, which do not have a basal line of abscission. Its large, fleshy, yellow petals, and yellow higher-order inflorescence branches, differentiate it from C. aphanopetala. Colpothrinax cookii, cannot however, be differentiated from C. aphanopetala when sterile. Although C. cookii, often has larger leaves (blades and petioles), than C. aphanopetala, this tendency is not useful for identification purposes.
Culture
Curiosities
Named Colpothrinax cookii in honor of Orator Fuller Cook, who, along with R. F. Griggs, first collected this species, and also first recognized that it represented a new taxon. The leaves of C. cookii, are sometimes used for thatching, and for making brooms. Local people in Honduras and Belize, have admitted to setting fire, to the mat of highly flammable leaf-sheath fibers, enclosing the trunks of some individuals, merely for the pyrotechnic display.
References
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Ho'omaluhia, Hawaii
Trunk Detail
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
