FIGURE 12. Syagrus cataphracta. A in A revision of the genus Syagrus (Arecaceae)

FIGURE 12. Syagrus cataphracta. A. Clustering habit near Barra de Estiva, Bahia. B. Juvenile nearly stemless habit near Mucugê, Bahia. C. More mature palms near Mucugê, Bahia, showing thin stems with persistent leaf bases. D. Abaxial side of leaf showing waxy bloom. E. Inflorescence. F. Inflorescence showing unilaterally oriented rachillae. G. Inflorescence with receptive pistillate flowers and leaflets with abaxial waxy bloom near Palmeiras, Bahia. H. Infructescence. Photos A–F by Carlos Alex Guimarães and photo H by Ricardo Pimenta.