FIGURE 3. A–D. Syagrus amicorum. A in Syagrus amicorum, a new Arecaceae from Bahia, Brazil

FIGURE 3. A–D. Syagrus amicorum. A. habitat, where it grows together with the palm species S. guaratinguensis. B. habit with João Eduardo Santos, its discoverer. C. Toothed leaf sheaths. D. Abaxial part of leaf showing the dense floccose tomentum where the leaflets are inserted on the rachis. E–F. Syagrus ruschiana. E. Abaxial part of leaf showing the sparse ramenta on the midveins of its leaflets. F. habit. G–H. Syagrus santosii. G. Leaf sheaths with well-defined teeths (true spines). H. illustration. H1. Habit. H2. Fruit in lateral view. H3. Fruit and endocarp sectioned showing the homogeneous endosperm. H4. Endocarp. I. Syagrus schizophylla illustration. I1. Habit. I2. Fruit in lateral view. I3. Fruit and endocarp sectioned showing the ruminate endosperm. I4. Endocarp. Image and drawn by K. Soares, H from K. Soares et al. 40, I from K. Soares et al. 41.