“…Few studies have evaluated the palm trees capacity to form seed banks (Dickie, Balick, & Linington, 1992;Ribeiro et al, 2012), which is of great importance for the regeneration of plant communities (Fenner, 1992). S. romanzoffiana shows abundant fruiting throughout the year (Genini, Galetti, & Morellato, 2009;Freire, Closel, Hasui, & Ramos, 2013), therefore, the continuous replenishment of viable seeds in the soil appears to be crucial for the regeneration of the species, apparently compensating for the low seed longevity and inability to form a persistent seed bank. The distribution of fruiting throughout the year implies that S. romanzoffiana seeds may be subject to different environmental conditions after dispersion because the species grows in seasonal environments.…”