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Socratea brownii

Taxonomy
Socratea brownii was named by Poinar (2002). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Sd-9-165 (Mexican amber), a flower (flower), and it is an inclusion in amber.

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YearName and author
2002Socratea brownii Poinar

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RankNameAuthor
genusSocrateaKarsten 1857
RankNameAuthor
speciesbrownii

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Socratea brownii Poinar 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Poinar 2002Two staminate flowers: sepals greatly reduced, united in a low complete ring; petals 3, distinct, fleshy, slightly asymmetrical, imbricate basically, much longer than the sepals, stamens at least 50, possibly more, filaments short, flattened, narrowed at tip; anthers erect but incomplete, anthers basifixed, linear; pollen elliptical in lateral view and circular in polar view, approximately 1.7–2.0 times longer than wide, exine surface with some minute projections; pistillode not observed.
Quantitative measurements: mean with range, N = 4 (all measurements in millimetres). Length of petals 2.4 (2.3–2.6); greatest width of petals 1.9 (1.8–1.9); length filament 0.44 (0.28–0.69); length of largest remaining portion of anthers 0.45 (0.33–0.56); greatest width of anthers 0.13 (0.11–0.17); length pollen 0.019 (0.016–0.023); width pollen 0.010 (0.009– 0.012).