the seed have been mobilised. At about this point in time, the young root (the radicle) emerges. Sixty days after germination the transfer of reserved from the seed has been completed, but it is only after 80 or 90 days that the young shoot (the plumule) emerges from the cotyledon. References Coryphoideae Flora of Belize Flora of Guatemala Monotypic Arecaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Max Burret