Morphology and germination development of Oenocarpus bacaba mart. (Arecaceae) of the western Amazon

Abstract

The process of germination and the seedling development of O. bacaba were presented in this work. The germination follow-up was made through the collections of several phases of the development. The germination began after seven days of sowing, with the appearance of the button seedling and ended 35 days after the formation of the first full sheath. The seedling development was complete 125 days after the emergence of the first eophylls, and the depletion of the haustorial reserves, with dark green leaf blade and reddish base. The process of seedling achievement presented for O. bacaba indicates that this species should be implanted in agroforest systems.