Family: Arecaceae    Palm Tree

Common Name: None known

Scientific Synonymy:
Geonoma wittigiana

Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b     View the UK and US zone maps

Geonoma pohliana subsp. wittigiana Information

Species information currently being revised.

Distribution

Native to: Brazil

In the Atlantic Coastal Forest region of Brazil in Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro at 955(175-1265) m elevation in lowland or montane rainforest. Most specimens are from the Serra do Mar in Rio de Janeiro. The outliers from Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo appear somewhat different but there are too few specimens to test for differences.

Location: Brazil (-22.425587°N, -42.813721°E)

Observations

Map may not represent the complete natural distribution. (Markers display observation data).