FIGURE 41. Syagrus insignis. A in A revision of the genus Syagrus (Arecaceae)

FIGURE 41. Syagrus insignis. A. Palm in habitat in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. B. Habit in Espirito Santo. C. Habit in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. D. Palm with old inflorescences, note silvery abaxial side of leaf. E. Crown with maturing infructescence and blackish fibers from the petioles and leaf sheaths. F. Fruits with spitting epicarps and mesocarps. G. Endocarps with one sectioned to show homogenous endosperm and interior cavity. H. Infructescence. Grid is in centimeters. All photos by Harri Lorenzi with the exception of B and D.