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Taxon:  Lytocaryum weddellianum (H. Wendl.) Toledo



Summary
Genus:
Lytocaryum
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Attaleinae
Nomen number:
313446
Place of publication:
Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 2:8. 1944
Verified:
01/21/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cocos weddelliana H. Wendl.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Microcoelum weddellianum (H. Wendl.) H. E. Moore
Syagrus weddelliana (H. Wendl.) Becc.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cocos insignis (hort. ex Drude) Mart. ex H. Wendl.
Glaziova insignis hort. ex Drude
Lytocaryum insigne (hort. ex Drude) Toledo
Microcoelum insigne (hort. ex Drude) Burret & Potztal
Syagrus insignis (hort. ex Drude) Becc.
Syagrus weddelliana (H. Wendl.) Becc. var. cinerea Becc.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  3. Glassman, S. F. 1987. Revisions of the palm genus Syagrus Mart. and other selected genera in the Cocos alliance. Illinois Biol. Monogr. 56:111.
  4. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. World checklist of palms. 2005
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  6. Henderson, A. et al. Field guide to the palms of the Americas. 1995
  7. Lorenzi, H. et al. Palmeiras no Brasil: nativas e exóticas. 1996
  8. Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr. 1987
Common names
English
Weddell palm –
German
Zimmer-Kokospalme –
Portuguese (Brazil)
icá –
palmeira-de-Petrópolis –
Swedish
weddellpalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspirito Santo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
2Cultivated     
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr. 1987
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313446. Accessed 4 May 2026.

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