Attalea dubia

Attalea dubia
Bacuaçu-Palm

A typical, massive Attalea from southern Brazil, resembling nothing so much as a huge shuttlecock. This species is, like most Attalea, very fast growing and is the only one in the genus that will not only grow in tropical areas but also thrive in subtropical and even warm temperate climates. A most impressive and ornamental palm that is still nearly unknown in cultivation.

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Seeds from this species ...

... are average to germinate and need up to 6 months to sprout.
Soaked seeds for 48 hrs then placed in shopping bag with moist sphagnum in sealed tank with bottom heat of 25-32c.Sporadic germination over several months so far of around 15%.Make sure to check regularly as roots shoot out rapidly cross branch are brittle and can rot at the tips if not planted fairly early (50-80mm long)Seedlings planted in 400mm deep pots and placed in unheated temperate greenhouse conditions and have 100mm first leaf in 2 months.
Submitted on 05/02/2008 by one of our visitors

... are average to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Soaked 100 seeds for 4 days changing water daily.Triple shopping bagged with squeezed sphagnum 50% and into grow chamber at 27C average.First seed germinated after 1 month,5 more after 3 months.Try to catch them before excessive root/ shoot growth as it has a brittle/lateral branching root structure at an early stage.
Submitted on 15/11/2007 by SCOTT CUMBERLAND scott.cumberland@visionstream.com.au

...very difficult to germinate and need up to 1 year to sprout.
The seeds were soaked for three days in water, changing the water every day. They were then sown individually into 1 litre black plastic bags. After 5 months 1 germinated and after a further two more months another germinated and I am still waiting, but am not hopeful. Here in central Venezuela we are probably too hot for this species. Up to now a year later only two seeds germinated from 100 sown
Submitted on 25/05/2004 by David Clulow davidclulowven@yahoo.co.uk


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If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture by Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, available in our bookshop.

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We recommend:

Martius, Book of Palms
by H. Walter Lack

Hardcover - 450 pages
19.8 x 13.5 inches!
11.1 pounds!
50 x 34 cm, 5 kg

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Suitable for: all

Martius's magnificent work on the varieties of palm tree. This epic folio was based on Martius's expedition to Brazil and Peru with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix. From 1817 to 1820 the pair travelled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) throughout the Amazon Basin, the most species-rich palm region in the world, collecting and sketching specimens.
In his epic work, Martius outlined the modern classification of palm, produced the first maps of palm biogeography, described all the palms of Brazil, and collated the sum of all known genera of the palm family. For apart from his own collection of specimens and notes, Martius also wrote about the findings of others.
Martius's folio is unusual in its inclusion of cross-sectioned diagrams, conveying the architecture of these mighty trees. Equally remarkable are the color landscapes showing various palms—often standing alone—which have a simple and elegant beauty. This famous work is an unrivaled landmark in botanic illustration and taxonomy.

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