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Notes on the Ethnobotany of Costa Rica's Palms Palms Journal of the International Palm Society Vol. 56(4) Dec. 2012 THE INTERNATIONAL PALM SOCIETY, INC. PALM S Index to Volume 56 Vol. 56(4) 2012 Rhopalostylis baueri 16 Syagrus vagans 58 The International Palm Society Palms (formerly PRINCIPES) Rhopalostylis sapida 16 Syagrus × camposportoana 58 Riffle, R.L., P. Craft & S. Zona: The Syagrus × costae 58 Journal of The International Palm Society Founder: Dent Smith Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms, ed. 2, Syagrus × mataforme 58 An illustrated, peer-reviewed quarterly devoted to reviewed 151 Syagrus × mirandana 57–60 The International Palm Society is a nonprofit corporation Rodd, T.: review of: The Encyclopedia of Syagrus × mirandana , a naturally occurring engaged in the study of palms. The society is inter- information about palms and published in March, national in scope with worldwide membership, and the June, September and December by The International Cultivated Palms, ed. 2 151 hybrid of S. coronata and S. microphylla 57 formation of regional or local chapters affiliated with the Palm Society Inc., 9300 Sandstone St., Austin, TX Roscheria 100 Syagrus × tostana 58 international society is encouraged. Please address all 78737-1135 USA. Roystonea regia 108 Sylvester, O., G. Avalos & N. Chávez inquiries regarding membership or information about Editors: John Dransfield, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Ruppert, N., A. Mansor & S.A. Mohd Sah: New Fernández: Notes on the ethnobotany of the society to The International Palm Society Inc., 9300 Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United shoots from inflorescences in Calamus Costa Rica’s palms 190 Sandstone St., Austin, TX 78737-1135 USA, or by e-mail Kingdom, e-mail [email protected], tel. 44-20- to [email protected], fax 512-607-6468. castaneus in Peninsular Malaysia 36 Synechanthus warscewiczianus 199 8332-5225, Fax 44-20-8332-5278. Sabal 4, 18 Tahina spectabilis 29 OFFICERS: Scott Zona, Dept. of Biological Sciences (OE 167), Sabal mexicana 4 The critically endangered Ceroxylon sasaimae Florida International University, 11200 SW 8 Street, President: Leland Lai, 21480 Colina Drive, Topanga, Miami, Florida 33199 USA, e-mail [email protected], tel. Sabal × brazoriensis 4 rediscovered in the wild 31 California 90290 USA, e-mail [email protected], 1-305-348-1247, Fax 1-305-348-1986. Salacca flabellata 40 The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms, ed. 2, tel. 1-310-383-2607. Santiago-Valentín, E., J. Francisco-Ortega, C. reviewed 151 Associate Editor: Natalie Uhl, 228 Plant Science, Figuerola-Hernández, J. Fumero-Cabán & P. The palms of Tsitongambarika, southeast Vice-Presidents: Jeff Brusseau, 1030 Heather Drive, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 USA, e- Vista, California 92084 USA, e-mail mail [email protected], tel. 1-607-257-0885. Griffith: Pseudophoenix sargentii on Mono Madagascar 161 [email protected], tel. 1-760-271-8003. Island: conservation survey and a new Trachycarpus 5–8 Ray Hernandez, 4315 W. San Juan Street, Tampa, Florida Supplement Editor : Jim Cain, 12418 Stafford discovery 78 Trachycarpus fortunei 6 33629 USA, e-mail [email protected], tel. Springs, Houston, Texas 77077 USA, e-mail Saribus 4, 152 Trachycarpus latisectus 6, 9 1-813-832-3561. [email protected], tel. 1-281-558-6153. Saribus rotundifolius 47, 152 Trachycarpus martianus 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 Corresponding Secretary: Susan Hubbell, 690 Calle Guidelines for authors are available on request from Sellato, B. (ed.): Plaited Arts from the Bornean Trachycarpus oreophilus 6 César González, Apt. 2402, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 the Editors or on-line at: Rainforest, reviewed 189 Trachycarpus takil 6 USA, e-mail [email protected], tel. 1-787-765-5711. www.palms.org/palms_author_guidelines.cfm Siebert, S.F.: The Nature and Culture of Rattan: Trachycarpus ukhrulensis 6 Administrative Secretary: Larry Noblick, Annual membership dues are US$45.00 for Reflections on Vanishing Life in the Forests Trithrinax campestris 181 Montgomery Botanical Center, 11901 Old Cutler Road, Individuals (or US$120 for three years) and include a of Southeast Asia, reviewed 168 Turk, D., as co-author 28 Miami, Florida 33156 USA, e-mail subscription to the Journal. Donor memberships are Socratea 49, 116 Use of glyphosate to suppress basal suckers on [email protected], tel. 1-305-667-3800 US$500 per year. Individual Lifetime memberships ex 104. Socratea exorrhiza 118, 128, 129, 185, 197–200 Mediterranean fan palm ( Chamaerops humilis are available for a one-time fee of US$1000. Solfia 152 L.) 109 Benefactor memberships require a one-time payment Treasurer: Michael L. Merritt, PO Box 492463, Keaau, Syagrus 58, 117 Veitchia 4, 160 Hawaii 96749, USA, e-mail [email protected], tel. of US$2500. Subscription price is US$45.00 per year 1-808-966-4825. for libraries and institutions. Dues include mailing of Syagrus cearensis 58 Veitchia lepidota 4 the Journal by airlift service to addresses outside the Syagrus coronata 57– 60 Veitchia pachyclada 4 Directors: 2012–2016 : David Bleistein, California; Tim USA. Dues may be paid on-line at www.palms.org. Syagrus inajai 116,117, 123, 124, 128 Veitchia subdisticha 4 Brian, Hawaii; Jeff Brusseau, California; Jim Cain, Texas; Syagrus microphylla 57–60 Velez, R., as co-author 180 Paul Craft, Florida; John DeMott, Florida; Haresh, India; Change of Address: Send change of address, Susan Hubbell, Puerto Rico; Tom Jackson, California; Ken phone number or e-mail to The International Palm Syagrus picrophylla 58 Welfia regia 34, 199, 200 Johnson, Florida; Leland Lai, California; Michael Merritt, Society Inc., 9300 Sandstone St., Austin, TX 78737- Syagrus romanzoffiana 58 Wettinia 49 Hawaii; Kathryn Morgan, Louisiana; Carlo Morici, Spain; 1135 USA, or by e-mail to [email protected]. Syagrus schizophylla 58 Wettinia hirsuta 152 Larry Noblick, Florida; Jack Sayers, California; Grant Syagrus stratincola 117, 119 Wettinia kalbreyeri 34 Stephenson, Texas; Scott Zona, Florida. 2010–2014 : Claims for Missing Issues: Claims for issues not Elena Beare, Uruguay; Norman Bezona, Hawaii; Faith received in the USA should be made within three Bishock, Florida; Kimberley Cyr, California; John months of the mailing date; claims for issues outside Dransfield, United Kingdom; Ray Hernandez, Florida; the USA should be made within six months of the Horace Hobbs, Texas; Bo-Göran Lundkvist, Hawaii; Paco mailing date. Martí, Spain; Don Martin, California; Jill Menzel, Brazil; Fernando Roca, Peru; Tobias Spanner, Germany; David Periodical postage paid at Lawrence, KS, USA. Tanswell, Australia. Postmaster: Send address changes to The International Palm Society Inc., 9300 Sandstone St., Bookstore: www.palms.org Austin, TX 78737-1135 USA. Chapters: See listing in the Supplement. PALMS (ISSN 1523-4495) Website: www.palms.org Mailed at Lawrence, Kansas 14 Dec. 2012 © 2012 The International Palm Society The full text of PALMS is available on EBSCO Publishing’s database. This publication is printed on acid-free paper. 207 PALMS Vol. 56(4) 2012 CONTENTS The Palms of Tsitongambarika, Features 161 Southeast Madagascar J. D RANSFIELD & M. R AKOTOARINIVO Palm News 108 Palm Literature 188, 189 Pauleen Sullivan (May 27, 1921 – 180 August 27, 2012) Photo Feature 202 L. L AI , J. D RANSFIELD & R. V ELEZ Index 204 Harvest of Palmiche (Pholidostachys 183 synanthera ) by Communities in the Peruvian Amazon C. D ELGADO & K. M EIJIA Notes on the Ethnobotany of 190 Costa Rica’s Palms O. S YLVESTER , G. A VALOS & N. C HÁVES FERNÁNDEZ FRONT COVER Close-up of the sheaths of the newly described Dypsis pustulata , showing its pustules. See article by Dransfield and Rakotoarinivo, p. 161. Photo by J. Dransfield. BACK COVER Palms, including Copernicia fallaensis , viewed from the “skywalk” at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, site of the 2012 IPS Biennial. Photo by S. Zona . 159 PALMS Vol. 56(4) 2012 PALM NEWS For his dedication to palms and his service to the IPS in hosting the 1998 and 2012 Biennials, Mr. Kampon Tansacha was awarded an honorary lifetime membership in the IPS . The founder and creative force behind Nong Nooch Tropical Garden and Resort, in Pattaya, Thailand, Kampon has assembled one of the finest palm collections in the world. The superb collection, both on display and behind the scenes, is particularly strong in species from SE Asia, New Guinea and Madagascar. Kampon has also promoted a hybridization program with genera such as Dypsis and Veitchia to create garden-worthy interspecific hybrids that thrive in landscape settings in Thailand. Palms are featured throughout the landscaping at Nong Nooch, lushly interplanted with cycads and other tropical plants, and can be viewed from the ground or from the elevated walkways that snake through Nong Nooch staff most of the garden. The thrill of being among the crowns of palms and having bird’s-eye views of their leaves, flowers and fruits is without compare (see Back Cover). A special number of the journal Experimental and a d i Applied Aracology (vol. 57, nos. 3–4. Aug. 2012) features r o l F 13 articles devoted to the biology and control of the f o red palm mite , Raoiella indica , the scourge of palm and . v i banana growers in the Neotropics and, recently, southern n U / Florida. The issue includes articles on the host range of n a c the mite, the spatial distribution of an infestation on n u coconut palms, the dynamics of the red palm mite and D a its predators, a review of natural enemies and chemical t i R control. In a recent study of the phenology and pollination biology of a rattan (Flowering phenology and mimicry of the rattan Calamus castaneus (Arecaceae) in southern Thailand. Botany 90: 856–865. 2012.), Doyle McKey found that this rattan species has a striking system of mimicry, quite different from those in other dioecious plants . In this insect-pollinated, dioecious rattan, nectar and pollen rewards, together with visual and olfactory cues, attract insects to male flowers.
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