Syagrus werdermannii Burret (1933:109)
Caetité
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered (Glassman, 1971)
Holotype destroyed during WWII; the species relocated with help of local knowledge (Glassman, 1971).
Distribution & Habitat
Bahia, Brazil
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Neotype: Glassman & Costa 8728 [designated by Glassman, 1971:7]
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Burret, M. (1933). Palmae Neogeae III. Fedde Rep. Nov. Spec. 32: 109.
Other references:
Bondar, G. (1964). Palmeiras do Brasil, p. 88. Instituto de Botanica. São Paulo.
Giulietti et al. (2009). Plantas raras do Brasil: 1-496. Conservação International, Belo Horizonte, MG.
Glassman, S. F. (1969). Studies in the palm genus Syagrus Mart. II. Fieldiana: Bot. 32: 102.
Glassman, S. F. (1970). A synopsis of the palm genus Syagrus Mart. Fieldiana: Bot. 32: 215-240.
Glassman, S. F. (1971). Rediscovery of Syagrus werdermannii. Fieldiana Botany 34(1): 1-10.
Govaerts, R. and Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lorenzi, H., Noblick, L. R., Kahn, F. and Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 5 September 2026]