Thief Palm

Phoenicophorium borsigianum (K. Koch) Stuntz

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Phoenicophorium borsigianum (Thief Palm) is a species of tree in the family palms. Flowers are visited by Hemipyrellia germana, Megachile disjuncta, Honey bee, and Xylocopa caffra. Individuals can grow to 15 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900033
Definition: whole plant arborescent

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EOL has data for 18 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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fruit color
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000147
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orange
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000953
- Definition: A color hue with high-medium wavelength that of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between red and yellow, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 585 to 620 nanometers.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange]
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fruit length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001366
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0.8 cm
fruit shape
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000032
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ovate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001891
- Definition: Egg-shaped; a spheroid quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting a continuous convex surface with an axis of symmetry and one axis longer than the other.
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fruit width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0015921
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0.75 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Indian Ocean
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1904
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leaf length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
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2 m
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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tree
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900033
- Definition: whole plant arborescent
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plant height
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000207
- Definition: A stature and vigor trait (TO:0000133) which is associated with the height of a whole plant (PO:0000003).
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15 m
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Thief Palm. View this species on GBIF

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